Chinese authorities in Tibet have set up a region-wide network of Chinese language boarding schools for Tibetan children, separating them from their parents and homes to reduce their contact with their native language and culture.
Classes in the schools are taught primarily in Chinese and feature intense political indoctrination according to a detailed and authoritative report by Tibet Action Institute.
TIME citing the UN, claims that “China’s Residential Schools Separate a Million Tibetan Children From Their Families.” Attendance is mandatory for over 800,000 Tibetan children aged 6 to 18 (78% of school-going children).