Nebraska school district asks police to stop using shock gloves on students
A jailer in Nelson county, Kentucky, with an electric shock glove on 13 August 2026. Photograph: Dylan Lovan/APView image in fullscreenA jailer in Nelson county, Kentucky, with an electric shock glove on 13 August 2026. The devices have also been used in recent years by some jails.The superintendent of Omaha public schools, Matthew Ray, on 18 August requested that police working in the schools, known as school resource officers, stop using the gloves.
- ▪A jailer in Nelson county, Kentucky, with an electric shock glove on 13 August 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Dylan Lovan/APView image in fullscreenA jailer in Nelson county, Kentucky, with an electric shock glove on 13 August 2026.
- ▪The devices have also been used in recent years by some jails.The superintendent of Omaha public schools, Matthew Ray, on 18 August requested that police working in the schools, known as school resource officers, stop using the gloves.
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A jailer in Nelson county, Kentucky, with an electric shock glove on 13 August 2026. Photograph: Dylan Lovan/APView image in fullscreenA jailer in Nelson county, Kentucky, with an electric shock glove on 13 August 2026. Photograph: Dylan Lovan/APNebraskaNebraska school district asks police to stop using shock gloves on studentsOmaha police agreed to stop carrying electric shock gloves in the halls of state’s largest public school districtAssociated PressSat 22 Aug 2026 10.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleOmaha police recently agreed to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks to students in the halls of Nebraska’s largest public school district.The decision affecting most Omaha middle and high schools came after the Associated Press first revealed Immigration and…
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