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Matthew Ray requests Omaha Public Schools to opt out of using shock gloves for school resource officers

Matthew Ray, the superintendent of Omaha Public Schools, has requested that school resource officers no longer carry the Generated Low Output Voltage Emitters (GLOVEs) on school grounds. The request follows a period of concern from parents and students who expressed opposition to the technology during a recent board meeting. While the Omaha Police Department views the gloves as a discreet de-escalation tool that uses less force than a taser or pepper spray, the district leadership felt the technology was counterproductive to the relationship between law enforcement and the school system. Mayor John Ewing Jr. noted that the gloves were the least impactful of the various tools available to officers. The Omaha Police Department will honor the request and refrain from using the gloves at Omaha Public Schools facilities, though officers will continue to carry standard equipment such as batons and firearms. Other local school districts, including Westside Community Schools and Millard Public Schools, have also been informed of the technology, though they have not yet seen it used in their respective districts.

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