(WBFF) — Some are calling for Maryland State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury to resign, saying he’s betrayed the public trust.
 

A recent Project Baltimore investigation exposed how Choudhury used an encrypted messaging app to conduct state business, even though he initially denied using the app for his job.
 

It’s the latest in a series of Project Baltimore reports raising transparency concerns about Superintendent Choudhury. Back in May, Sean Kennedy, with the Maryland Public Policy Institute, predicted those findings would force the superintendent to resign.
 

“I see this as an unfolding scandal where the superintendent is going to have to resign. It’s just a matter of when,” Kennedy said at the time.
 

Now, four months later, Kennedy stands by that prediction.
 

“There cannot continue to be scandal after scandal after scandal,” said Kennedy. “The drip, drip, drip has become a downpour, and the State Board of Education is going to be forced to act.”
 

But Kennedy isn’t waiting for the State Board. He’s taking his own action.
 

When Project Baltimore spoke with Superintendent Choudhury after the August 22 state board of education meeting, he denied using the Signal app for his job.
 

“Mr. Superintendent, have you ever used the Signal Application in commission of your job?” Project Baltimore’s Chris Papst asked.
 

Choudhury replied, “I have no comment. For my job, no.”
 

But Project Baltimore obtained screenshots of conversations between Choudhury and high-ranking employees within the Maryland State Department of Education. They were sent through an encrypted messaging app called Signal, which allows users to set a timer to automatically delete messages.
 

The messages, which discuss state business, were sent from Choudhury’s personal cell phone number.
 

Now, Kennedy has sent a letter asking the Inspector General of Education, Rick Henry, to open an investigation.
 

“The fact that he won't come clean is very revealing of his character,” Kennedy told Project Baltimore. “He'd rather cover it up, lie about it, and try to move on, then tell the truth.”
 

In the letter, Kennedy cites Project Baltimore’s reporting over the past month, exposing how the superintendent used “(Signal) to discuss government policy and vendor-contract decisions”; how Choudhury used a “secondary undisclosed email account to engage in state business”; and how his state-issued cell phone was set to “auto-delete text messages after 30-days.”
 

In his letter, Kennedy called all this a “betrayal of the public’s trust,” adding Choudhury could have “violated” state law.
 

“Potential malfeasance by the highest education official in the state requires answers,” Kennedy told Project Baltimore.
 

As Kennedy was sending his letter seeking answers, Project Baltimore was doing the same. Project Baltimore sent an email to Senate President Bill Ferguson, Speaker of the House Adrienne Jones, and other state lawmakers involved in education policy. We asked them, “Should the public be concerned the Maryland State Superintendent was using an encrypted messaging app to conduct state business?” and “Do you support offering Mr. Choudhury another contract in light of these transparency concerns?”
 

None of the lawmakers responded to Project Baltimore’s email.
 

But Governor Wes Moore did address the issue over the weekend at an event in Baltimore. Fox45 News asked him if he supports Choudhury receiving a new contract.
 

“Part of the challenge we have with the structure is the Governor does not decide that,” Moore told Fox45 News.
 

Governor Moore went on to say, “I want transparency, I want accountability, and I want a superintendent that believes in it and can deliver it. The results we are seeing right now are not satisfactory results, and I demand better, and we need to make sure we are getting better results for our kids.”
 

Superintendent Choudhury’s contract expires in June of 2024. The state board of education is set to vote this month on offering him a new contract. That vote was supposed to happen in July. It’s been delayed two months amid these serious concerns over trust and transparency.
 

“The public and taxpayers in the state of Maryland are owed the truth,” Kennedy told Project Baltimore.
 

The IG of Education confirmed he received Kennedy’s letter, but he would not confirm or deny the existence of an investigation into State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury.
 

“He needs to go,” said Kennedy. “There is no way he can repair that trust without coming clean. And he's shown no evidence that he has any interest in doing so.”