After nearly a decade as school resource officer, Colorado deputy reflects on role

At any Niwot High School football game, Boulder County Sheriff Deputy Eric Underwood will likely be among the crowd.

He's been a part of the NHS community for nearly the last decade as their School Resource Officer, or SRO, and as he walks through the crowds of the game, he's constantly fist-bumping students, checking in, or even tossing a football on the sidelines.

Boulder County Sheriff Deputy Eric Underwood CBS

However, Underwood says his main focus at these events is safety. Following recent events involving school threats across the country and a shooting in Evergreen, Colorado, there's a heightened focus on an SRO's role.

"We do have to enforce the law, but that's something that we do pretty rarely. The majority of the stuff is just being a mentor and being someone they can tr