Some school districts nationwide have resource officers who use electric shock gloves on students, which is a subject getting attention as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aims to use those for enforcement actions.
The Sioux City School District has not had officers use those shock gloves. In response to a query from Siouxland Public Media News, District Spokeswoman Leslie Heying said, “We have no plans to use electric shock gloves in our schools.”
Civil liberties groups have spoken against the use of the gloves. A federal ICE proposal involves spending $20 million to get a large number of gloves by spring 2027.
Earlier in August, Omaha Public Schools Superintendent Matthew Ray sent letters to Omaha and Bellevue city and police officials requesting resource officers to “immediately” stop using electric shock gloves in OPS buildings.
That request came after district constituents condemned use of the gloves at an OPS board meeting. Several board members also spoke against school resource officers being equipped with the gloves.
There had been two instances of shock gloves being used in Omaha schools.
