Omaha‘s largest public school district is moving to ban police-issued electric shock gloves from its campuses after officials confirmed the devices were used on two students during the 2025-26 school year, prompting backlash from parents, students and school board members who said they were unaware the technology was being used in schools.
Omaha Public Schools Superintendent Matthew Ray formally asked the Omaha and Bellevue police departments to stop allowing school resource officers to carry the devices, known as G.L.O.V.E.s or Generated Low Output Voltage Emitters, on district property. Omaha police agreed, with Police Chief Todd Schmaderer confirming that school resource officers would no longer carry the equipment inside district buildings.
Board member calls schools a ‘test bed’
The decision followed a contentious school board meeting where about 30 parents, students and community members spoke against the use of the shock gloves. Several board members said they were alarmed that the devices had been used on students without their knowledge.
Board member Gini Magnuson said she was “sickened to learn our schools have been used as a test bed for a new law enforcement technology.”…