Dr. Axton Betz-Hamilton was a victim of identity theft and wrote a book about the experience called “The Less People Know About Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity.”

Dr. Betz-Hamilton is now a professor at South Dakota State University specializing in identity theft.

• Isolated and moved around because of identity theft of her parents
• Axton was over half a million dollars in debt.
• Only found out the identity of the thief after her mom died.
• Parents can freeze credit reports
• Parents should check all three credit reports for each child.
• Experian
• Transunion
• Equifax
• If you’ve been a victim of Identity theft:
• File a police report
• Freeze your credit
• Get a counselor.

We’re thrilled to be sponsored by IXL. 

IXL’s comprehensive teaching and learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies is accelerating achievement in 95 of the top 100 U.S. school districts. Loved by teachers and backed by independent research from Johns Hopkins University, IXL can help you do the following and more:

• Simplify and streamline technology
• Save teachers’ time
• Reliably meet Tier 1 standards
• Improve student performance on state assessments

🚀 Ready to see why leading districts trust IXL for their educational needs? Visit IXL.com/BE today to learn more about how IXL can elevate your school or district.