Baltimore City Schools failed to pay $5.1M in retirement contributions for nearly 500 employees, report says

The Baltimore City Public Schools System failed to pay $5.1 million in employee benefit contributions over eight years, according to a Baltimore inspector general investigation. City employees who are not part of the state retirement and pension system, such as custodians, cafeteria workers, school police officers and administrative staff, must become members of the city’s retirement saving plan, according to the Thursday report.