Nebraska School District Requests SROs to Not Carry Shock Gloves, Effective Immediately
Parents and officials question the device as police say it offers a less-forceful option for school resource officers.
- On Monday, the Omaha Public Schools Board and community members expressed outrage after learning school resource officers were using electric shock gloves in district schools without prior notification to board leadership.
- Last year, the Omaha City Council approved the purchase of the G.L.O.V.E. devices without public comment, with 29 of 34 school resource officers now trained to deploy the technology in district schools.
- Police reported two G.L.O.V.E. deployments during the 2025-2026 school year, including one at the Integrated Learning Program, which administers an electric shock ranging from 324 to 362 volts to gain compliance.
- Mayor John Ewing Jr. and Police Chief Todd Schmaderer defended the tools as a "less impactful option" than Tasers, while OPS School Board member Gini Magnuson stated she does not support "pain compliance with our students."
- Following announcements from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about acquiring the technology, nationwide scrutiny intensified as students questioned whether such devices should be used on at-risk populations including children with disabilities.
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Omaha World-Herald
Omaha Public Schools board, community express outrage over electric gloves
Members of the community and Omaha Public Schools board members expressed outrage Monday night that school resource officers have been issued the same shock glove devices ICE plans to purchase.
Nebraska Public Media
The ReaderOmaha police, mayor detail two uses of electric shock gloves by school resource officers
In one case, an officer used the gloves on a student who was trespassing and fled after attempting to fight an officer. In the other, police said they were used on a student in the OPS Integrated Learning Program who threw a chair at a security guard and made verbal threats.
NSEA says families should have been informed about electric shock gloves in OPS schools
OMAHA, Neb. (KLKN) — After news of electric shock gloves being used bye Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents broke, reports of Omaha Police Department (OPD) officers using the gloves in schools have surfaced. The gloves are intended to be used by school resource officers. The Nebraska State Education Association (NSEA) said the school, educators and families should have been...
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