DEKALB COUNTY, GA — The DeKalb County School District has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the Georgia Department of Administrative Services over unpaid employee insurance premiums dating back three years.

The issue stems from the district’s transition to a new computer system, which resulted in discrepancies between employee payroll deductions and the insurance premiums billed by the state.

The district contracts with the Department of Administrative Services to provide employee benefits, including medical, dental and life insurance coverage.

Although deductions were taken from employee paychecks, the amounts collected did not always cover the full premiums billed by the state.

The $1.2 million settlement will cover three years of unpaid insurance premiums. No employees will be affected by the settlement.

This marks the third payment-related issue involving the DeKalb County School District this year.

Previous issues included E-SPLOST revenue that was incorrectly distributed, resulting in underpayments to the Atlanta and Decatur school districts.

The district has also faced a lawsuit involving withheld payments to charter schools.

WSB Radio’s Ashley Simmons & Veronica Waters contributed to this story.