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Superintendent Orders SROs to Stop Carrying G.L.O.V.E. Gloves

8/19/2026

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Superintendent Matthew Ray asked mayor John Ewing and police chief Todd Schmaderer to stop school resource officers from carrying G.L.O.V.E. gloves, citing health, safety and well-being of the district’s 52,000 students.
Police chief Todd Schmaderer said SROs will keep tasers, batons and firearms but will no longer carry the gloves.
Mayor John Ewing called the gloves the least impactful tool and defended SROs.

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Superintendent Matthew Ray asked mayor John Ewing and police chief Todd Schmaderer to stop school resource officers from carrying G.L.O.V.E. gloves, citing health, safety and well-being of the district’s 52,000 students.
Police chief Todd Schmaderer said SROs will keep tasers, batons and firearms but will no longer carry the gloves.
Mayor John Ewing called the gloves the least impactful tool and defended SROs.