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ICE purchased 6,000 electric shock gloves for $16.7 million despite an Army study showing they cause intense pain and immediate compliance. The device, which leaves no visible marks, has drawn criticism from lawmakers and watchdogs over safety and potential misuse, while ICE defends it as a necessary de-escalation tool.
Omaha Public Schools asked school resource officers to stop using electric-shock gloves on students, a policy change Bellevue police will not follow as they continue carrying the devices; other area districts have not yet decided. The gloves cost about $66,000 for 40 units and have been used sparingly in recent years, sparking criticism from students and parents who say the tool is unsafe in schools.
Omaha Public Schools, the state’s largest district, will stop police in schools from using G.L.O.V.E.s—electric-shock gloves—on students after community pushback; the gloves had been used twice last year, Bellevue police will continue using them, and other area districts have not changed policies. The devices, costing about $66,000 for 40 units, deliver a brief shock on skin contact and were marketed as a less-lethal option, but critics warned about safety and disability concerns even as officials stressed their role in certain situations.
Omaha Public Schools has asked Mayor John Ewing and the Omaha Police Department to bar school resource officers from carrying shock gloves on school property, calling the devices counterproductive to safety and relationships with students. The OPD will honor the request and discontinue use in schools but will maintain other equipment. Mayor Ewing supported opting out, noting it was the least impactful option among tools. The move followed protests by parents and students at a board meeting and comes as some metro districts had been using shock gloves, though others say they have not deployed them yet.
ICE plans to spend up to $20 million on thousands of CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E shock gloves (about 10,000–15,000 pairs) to subdue people with 380-volt shocks, marketed as a nonlethal 'soft empty hand.' Civil rights advocates warn the gear could worsen public mistrust of law enforcement, while DHS defends the decision as policy-compliant and backed by training.