Nebraska’s largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on students
The district cited student safety concerns after police used the devices on two students and said continued use would hurt trust with officers.
- On Tuesday, Omaha Public Schools Superintendent Matthew Ray requested that school resource officers stop carrying shock gloves on campus, and the Omaha Police Department complied with the request.
- Controversy escalated after reports emerged that school resource officers had deployed the Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter on two students during the 2025-2026 school year without notifying district leadership.
- Police reports detail two incidents, including one at Omaha South High School where an officer deployed the device on a student; 29 of 34 school resource officers had received training to carry them.
- While Omaha officers will discontinue the practice, Bellevue Police Department Chief Ken Clary said his officers will continue to carry the technology, describing it as a 'discreet, de-escalation option.'
- Community organizations continue demanding policy reviews, citing concerns about potential misuse on students with disabilities, while Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million purchasing the same devices.
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Oskaloosa Herald
Omaha's largest school district stops officers from using electric shock gloves on students
Omaha’s largest public school district has stopped law enforcement officers from using gloves that deliver electric shocks in their work policing students. School Superintendent Matthew Ray asked Tuesday for school resource officers to stop using the gloves. The decision follows…
Omaha's largest school district stops officers from using electri
Police officers at Omaha’s largest public school district will no longer use gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, after the superintendent asked to halt the program this week, the mayor said. The decision to stop using the gloves in middle and high schools came after The Associated Press first revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s plan to give officers the gloves , which are known as G.L.O.V.E. or Generated Low Output Voltag…
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Nebraska's largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on students
Omaha police agreed to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks in the halls of Nebraska's largest public school district.
ICE-Style Shock Gloves Already Used by Police on Students in Nebraska Schools
Police in Omaha have used electric shock gloves on at least two students, sparking outrage from parents, students and school board members who say they were never told the weapons had been deployed in schools. The devices, officially called G.L.O.V.E., or Generated Low-Output Voltage Emitter, were purchased by Omaha after the city council approved 40 pairs for just under $66,000 (£48,000) in June 2025. The gloves deliver an electric charge throu…
ICE electric gloves already being used in schools
Parents in one community were surprised to learn the shock gloves soon to be used by ICE officers have been used in schools. Police say they won't use them after backlash and a request from the district superintendent. NBC News' Julia Ainsley reports.
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