ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — St. Johns County Schools confirms it was impacted by what may be the largest breach of American children’s personal information to date.

The nationwide hack involves the company PowerSchool.

According to the software company’s website, it provides software and cloud-based solutions to 50 million staff and students around the world for school operations.

Tuesday, families got an email about the hack and the timeline of events. On December 28, the software company was made aware of the incident. More than two weeks later, on January 13, PowerSchool gave the district a list of people who were impacted by the hack.

Then last Wednesday, January 29, the company made credit and identity monitoring services available to the school district.

Families were notified Tuesday, February 4, more than a month after the problem was discovered.

According to the email, information that was hacked includes names, contact information, date of birth and social security numbers of children in the district.

As a result, PowerSchool is offering two years of of complimentary identity protection to affected students.

Experian will email students or the parents directly in the coming weeks.

There’s also a call center where families can call Experian and get their questions answered.

That phone number is up on your screen, 833-918-9464.

In the meantime, parents will want to monitor their information and their child’s for any potential fraud.

Another step you can take is requesting a security freeze for a minor child’s credit report.

According to Experian, you can do this to help block the processing of credit applications made in your child’s name.

There are several steps you need to take in order to freeze your child’s credit.

You can find all the steps by clicking here.