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
It’s been illegal in Swedish schools since 1958, close to 70 years. Almost 50 years since it was made illegal also in the home (1979).