Maryland lawmaker calls for special hearing to investigate issues at State Department of Education

BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (WBFF) — For many local public school students, this week marked the return to school. And while students are back in the classroom, problems continue to mount at the Maryland State Department of Education.

Now, some lawmakers are calling for a special hearing in Annapolis to learn more about what Fox45 News has exposed.

“It's potentially a crime that has been committed for willfully deleting public records,” said Ryan Nawrocki, a Republican state delegate representing Baltimore County. “I'm extremely concerned. Some of my other colleagues are also very concerned.”

The Baltimore County representative, over the past few months, has been watching Project Baltimore’s investigation into Maryland State Superintendent Mohammed Choudhury. Project Baltimore discovered that text messages on the superintendent’s state-issued cell phone were deleted, even after we filed a public record request to see them, which could be a violation of state law...

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