A BBC Eye report exposes shocking abuse inside China’s disciplinary schools for so-called rebellious teens. Students, some as young as eight, are locked behind gates, beaten harshly, and forced into intense military-style training at institutions run by a network linked to military veteran Li Zheng. The investigation collected testimony from 23 former students who say they were beaten or forced to do extreme exercise. Baobao, a pseudonym for a 19-year-old who spent six months in one such school, said she was severely beaten and sexually harassed by instructors. Another former student, Zhang Enxu, said she was abducted by men posing as police and taken to a school where she was beaten and raped. Parents often pay hefty sums—Baobao’s mother paid about 40,000 yuan ($5,700) for six months—for these schools promising to “fix” their children's disobedience, internet addiction, or depression. Schools use lies to abduct teens, pretending to be internet regulators or police to bring them in. Undercover footage showed locked gates, metal grilles, CCTV in dorms, and staff admitting to tricking parents. Despite corporal punishment being banned in China, students said beatings using rods and pipes were common. Push-ups sometimes started at a thousand reps. Victims described counseling sessions lacking understanding and brutal punishments for minor mistakes. Attempts to commit suicide were ignored or mishandled. Authorities have shut some schools after scandals, but new schools open quickly under different names. Li Zheng was reportedly arrested this year, but associates continue to run new facilities, including one in Fujian. Experts say social pressure drives parents to send kids to these schools hoping for obedience or academic success. The Chinese government insists all schools must comply with laws, but lack of regulation lets abuses continue. Baobao now streams online and regrets the lost chance at education. She says, "These schools are essentially scams... the very concept is fundamentally flawed." Activists fight to expose abuses and help teens escape these harsh institutions.