Former Long Beach City College Superintendent-President Reagan Romali is seeking $10 million in damages from the college district for her firing in 2020, the latest action in a long battle of corruption accusations and political infighting that trustees are set to formally consider in closed session again on Wednesday, March 23.
In a Feb. 10 filing with the college district and its attorneys, Romali is demanding relief for allegations that the college district defamed and fired her in retaliation after she filed a whistleblower’s report on members of the Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees.
Stacey Toda, a spokesperson for LBCC, would not comment on the filing — known as a demand for arbitration, which seeks to arbitrate the issue outside of court. She said the college district does not comment on pending legal matters. But on Wednesday, the Board of Trustees will meet in closed session to discuss or make “possible action” on the Romali case, according to the college board’s agenda.
The office for Louis Cohen, the lawyer representing Romali, did not respond to multiple Press-Telegram requests for comment.
To this point, both sides have sparred with competing claims without actually ever ending up in court.
Romali was fired on March 4, 2020. At the time, Romali was reportedly pursuing other jobs at community colleges in other parts of the country. Her whistleblower claim alleges she was fired because of her allegations against the board of trustees.
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