Omaha Schools Halt Use of Electric-Shock Gloves

Omaha Public Schools, the state’s largest district, announced that school-resource officers will no longer wear the Generated Low Output Voltage Emitters (G.L.O.V.E. gloves) in its middle and high schools. Superintendent Matthew Ray requested the change after learning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had planned to supply the devices. The Omaha Police Department agreed to stop using the gloves in the district, while the Bellevue Police Department, which patrols two Omaha schools, said its officers will continue to carry them.

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The G.L.O.V.E. gloves are marketed as “less-lethal” tools that deliver a painful electric shock when the officer’s hand contacts a student’s skin. The devices have been employed in some jails and were introduced to Omaha schools through a 2025 contract with Compliant Technologies LLC, which paid roughly $66,000 for 40 gloves. Omaha’s 34 school-resource officers received training to use the gloves, and the department reported two instances of deployment during the 2025-2026 school year: one to stop a high-school student fleeing a security guard after a fight, and another involving a student at the Integrated Learning Center who threatened and struck a guard.

Omaha's largest public school district stops officers from using electric shock gloves

• $66,000 contract for 40 gloves (2025).

Omaha's largest public school district stops officers from using electric shock gloves

• 34 Omaha school-resource officers trained on the device.

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• 2 documented uses of the gloves in the 2025-2026 school year.

Omaha's largest public school district stops officers from using electric shock gloves

• Omaha Public Schools serves more than 50,000 students.

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Mayor John Ewing Jr. noted that the police department has honored the district’s decision to “opt out.” Bellevue schools spokeswoman Amanda Oliver said the district has “great communication and dialogue” with Bellevue police and sees no need to change its policy.

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• “I can’t even imagine walking down the hallway and seeing a peer of mine being electrocuted in a place that is supposed to be a safe space for students,” — Nora Wessel, a senior at Omaha Central High School

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• “We’ve got a great communication and dialogue that we have with them consistently. And so for us right now, no changes are being made,” — Amanda Oliver, bellevue schools spokeswoman

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• “Less than lethal doesn’t mean low risk,” — Trump. Ray

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• “I am not comfortable having our officers give up a tool that has repeatedly proven to be safe, effective, and less harmful than the alternatives,” — Ken Clary, bellevue police chief

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While Omaha’s police department provided specific instances of glove deployment, Bellevue police have not supplied details about any actual use of the devices in their schools. Additionally, three other large metro-area districts (Millard, Elkhorn and Westside) were contacted for comment but have not publicly disclosed their policies regarding the gloves, leaving the district-wide prevalence of the technology unclear.

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