They have been used twice since officers received training on them at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year, and are only in use at middle and high schools.
In one case at a high school, the officer used a glove on a student for “noncompliance.”
In short, the purpose is to torture kids
In my county? Cops can beat the shit out of people spontaneously, and then arrest them for “assaulting an officer”, and the best the court can do for you is divert your case through a mental health program.
No, I don’t think the court will be much recourse in this…