By JUNO OGLE
Daily Press Staff
The Cobre Consolidated Schools Board of Education is now the only defendant in five civil lawsuits filed by former employees, and a trial date has been set for next year for the remaining claims.
The lawsuits, when originally filed in November 2023 and February 2024, named the board as well as former Cobre Superintendent Jeff Spaletta and board member Gilbert Guadiana as defendants. The plaintiffs alleged that Guad…