Baltimore City Public Schools paid $80,000 to KEYS Development under a three-year contract for student mental-health services approved by the Board of School Commissioners in June 2025. The company was founded by then-board member Mujahid Muhammad, who recused himself from the vote. The board approved the estimated $21 million contract in an 8-0 vote on June 10, 2025. It covered 11 vendors, including Johns Hopkins and Sheppard Pratt. District records show a further $40,000 purchase order for KEYS Development was planned for 2027 but canceled after Muhammad resigned from the board. Muhammad left the board last month after the FBI raided KEYS’ headquarters on Liberty Road. The raid and his resignation do not establish wrongdoing. State records list Muhammad as KEYS Development’s resident agent, and his former board biography described him as the organization’s founder. Anirban Basu, who served on the school board from 2005 to 2011, said Muhammad’s recusal did not resolve the concern. Basu said doing business with a sitting board member’s company was poor practice and could damage public confidence in the school system. Board policy bars employees from using their position or school-system resources for personal benefit, and board members are subject to the same rules. The district did not directly answer whether any of the eight members who voted on the contract knew of Muhammad’s connection to KEYS. In a statement, City Schools said it had “not identified concerns regarding improper actions by current Board members.” The contract was intended to provide mental-health services to students. Questions about how vendors are selected and how potential conflicts are disclosed are especially consequential for a district serving children and families who depend on those services.