Nebraska’s largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on students

Key Points:

• Omaha police have agreed to stop carrying electric shock gloves, known as G.L.O.V.E.s, in Nebraska’s largest public school district following community pushback and a request from the Omaha Superintendent.
• The gloves were used twice during the 2025-2026 school year, including in a program for students with learning deficits, but concerns were raised about their safety and appropriateness in schools.
• Bellevue police, which patrols two Omaha schools, will continue to carry the gloves, and other metro area districts with Omaha school resource officers have not yet taken action to ban them.
• Residents, students, and school board members expressed strong opposition to the gloves, citing fears about safety and trust, while experts emphasized the need for careful consideration before introducing such technology in schools.
• Omaha Police Department will continue to carry other weapons like tasers and batons, and most of its 34 school resource officers had been trained to use the gloves before the ban in Omaha schools.