Overview
- Over 50,000 students in 180 middle schools are participating in the 'digital pause' trial.
- Students must hand over their phones at the start of the school day and retrieve them at the end.
- The experiment is part of a broader effort to reduce screen time among children.
- Unions and local authorities question the effectiveness and financial burden of the initiative.
- A nationwide rollout is planned for January 2025, pending the trial's results.