October 11th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

In an ongoing discussion about bullying in area schools, WCBC’s Dave Norman recently spoke with Rob Fout, owner of the Gun Shop in Ridgeley, who carries a line of personal self-defense items. Fout said that bullies do not like negative attention…

“Most of the time, bullies like to do what they do in secret. Even though they may have 5 or 10 kids around them, they don’t want teachers to know that they’re doing what they’re doing.

Fout suggested that potential victims carry the Byrna Banshee, which Dave Norman tested live in the studio and includes sound and strobing light…

[Loud tweeting alarm sound]

WCBC brought Allegany County Board of Education President Bob Farrell into the conversation, who said that it could be something worth investigation by the school safety supervisor, Anthony Rumgay…

“You don’t want to alarm a whole bunch of children with the idea that there could be, for example a shooter.  Or something else that you don’t want in there. So, I think it would warrant an investigation and maybe Mr. Rumgay could look at it.”