In early August, Omaha school police announced that 29 of 34 officers have been trained to use electric-shock gloves, and that the devices have been used on students twice in the past year. The city council approved a request for 40 pairs of the gloves at a cost of about $66,000 in 2025. The gloves, manufactured by Compliant Technologies, deliver a painful electric charge on direct skin contact and are already used by some law enforcement agencies. ICE plans to purchase up to $20 million worth of the gloves, which could fund at least 12,000 pairs at the reported price point. The manufacturer’s manual advises avoiding use against small children. Omaha requested 40 pairs for just under $66,000 in 2025, according to Nebraska Public Media, and the council approved the purchase unanimously. School board members said they had not been informed that the gloves were being deployed in their schools. Gini Magnuson, a school board member, said she expressed concern to learn the schools were being used as a test bed for a new law enforcement technology, according to Nebraska Public Media. Student Lux Tipton, a senior at Omaha Central High School, told the board that hurting students with weapons is not what teaching is about. Parents and advocacy groups have raised concerns about the potential for abuse. Tom Homan, the White House border czar, said the gloves are a tool to gain compliance from individuals who do not respond otherwise, in an interview on Fox & Friends. Human rights groups such as Amnesty International have warned that the gloves can be misused for torture. The Department of Homeland Security may distribute thousands of pairs of the gloves as early as March 2027. The use of shock gloves in schools remains under review as districts weigh the devices’ effectiveness against concerns about student safety.