School Security Leadership: Does Your Superintendent and School Board Really Know What’s Happening in Their District?
Omaha’s electric shock glove controversy exposes a bigger school safety leadership problem. Here’s a question every superintendent and school board member should be asking: Do you really know what’s happening in your schools when it comes to safety, security, policing, and emergency preparedness? Not every operational detail. But enough to provide meaningful leadership, oversight, and […]
Electric Shock Gloves for School Resource Officers? Why Schools Should Think Twice
School resource officers in Omaha, Nebraska, are carrying a new use-of-force tool: gloves that deliver an electrical stimulus through direct skin contact to produce pain compliance or interfere with coordinated movement. (Omaha Police Department Use-of-Force Policy) School safety researcher David Riedman highlighted the Omaha school deployment in his Riedman Report, drawing attention to the fact […]