Cops used electrocution gloves to subdue high school students in Omaha, now the school district and parents are pleading with police to stop
Omaha police have agreed to stop using electric-shock 'G.L.O.V.E.' devices on students following public outcry over their use on high schoolers. While the school district has banned them, some suburban police departments continue to carry the controversial tools.
Why it matters
The use of non-lethal force on minors in educational settings raises significant ethical and civil rights concerns regarding school safety policies.
Earlier in August, news broke that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement planned to shell out $20 million to acquire thousands of electric-shock gloves. Dubbed the “Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter,” or G.L.O.V.E, the devices deliver a painful electric shock meant to immobilise anybody at the mere flick of a wrist. While the gloves may be new to the general American public, for the local cops, they have been there for a while. Moreover, they recently used them on two high school students.In Omaha, Nebraska, at least two high school students had been subdued by school resource officers using the gloves across the 2025-2026 school year, reported NPR. The first student was identified as trespassing at a different school, said Omaha police in a statement viewed by NPR.
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