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Closed session meeting called amid allegations against Romali, Board of Trustees.

By Savannah Gomez

Long Beach City College Board of Trustees will be holding a closed session meeting today at 4:30 pm at LAC in Board Room T-1100, discussing allegations made against other board members by President Reagan Romali.  

According to the Long Beach Post, Board of Trustees members have been investigating Romali for accusations concerning the mishandling of public funds and accusations of corruption. 

The Tension between Board of Trustees members has been developing since board member Sunny Zia was censured for making comments regarding board member Malauulu’s Christian faith

Amid tensions between Romali and other board members, Romali has been interviewing with other potential schools across the country. 

Romali submitted a 1,000-page complaint in September against board members where she accuses them of being unethical and self-serving. 

The Long Beach Post obtained a 19-page ledger dated back to October  2018 summarizing Romali’s written interactions between other board members and herself, which include alleged sexist and racist comments and surveillance of Romali’s family. 

The Board of Trustees board members has called for this meeting to discuss Romali’s performance review and possible dismissal of her position at LBCC. 

Board member Virginia Baxter spoke with the Long Beach Post to discuss the recent events regarding Romali where she said, “I’ve never seen anything like this before.”

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