Shock gloves will remain in Westside Community Schools after some parents speak out at board meeting

Electric shock gloves sought by ICE were used on Omaha schoolchildren

“Our schools are supposed to be places where children are safe, learning and being protected,” one parent said, “not places where electrical weapons become another tool of discipline or control.”

Shock gloves will remain in Westside Community Schools after some parents speak out at board meeting

Westside Community Schools will keep shock gloves for SROs at Westside Middle and Westside High School OPD removed shock gloves from most OPS schools last week after the district requested their removalBROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) Westside Community Schools will keep shock gloves in use by school resource officers at Westside Middle School and Westside High School, despite opposition from some parents who spoke out at Monday night's s…

Omaha Westside community speaks out against use of electric shock gloves

Backlash about the use of electric shock gloves in schools continued Monday night as parents, former teachers and alumni of Westside Community Schools spoke against their use at the district’s board meeting. About 14 community members denounced the use of the gloves, officially called G.L.O.V.E., in the district and requested they no longer be used. Juliet Summers, who has three children in Westside and is executive director of Voices for Childr…