How Youth Relations Deputies Serve Our Students and Protect Our Schools

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has a deputy in every one of our public schools – plus some private and charter schools – protecting more than 46,000 students each day. These Youth Relations Deputies are more than just law enforcement officers. They’re counselors, mentors, teachers, confidants, and sometimes even nurses and mechanics. In this episode we describe all that a YRD does, why it matters to the students and staff, and how rewarding the job can be for the deputies.