Nebraska’s largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on students - NBC News
Omaha police have agreed to stop using electric shock gloves on students in public schools following community backlash. While the district requested the change, other local districts patrolled by the same police force have not yet followed suit.
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This highlights the ongoing debate regarding the militarization of school resource officers and the safety of physical restraint methods used on minors.
OMAHA, Neb. — Omaha police agreed this week to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks to students in the halls of Nebraska’s largest public school district. The Omaha mayor and police chief said in a joint statement Monday that the gloves were used twice in the last school year, including in a program for students with learning deficits. “We believe it is the safest use-of-force option in the rare times when it is used,” the statement said. Then came community pushback and a request from the Omaha Superintendent Matthew Ray that police working in the schools, known as school resource officers, stop using the gloves.
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