HELENA — Some Basin residents are saying a lack of communication led to Basin School remaining "non-operational."

"Procedures, how to follow, and dates - if that had been communicated better, I do believe a lot of this could have been averted," said DeDe Rhodes, who lives in Basin. Basin School will not open for this school year

She put hours into getting the school back up and running, finding students to enroll, getting teachers to apply, and remodeling a home that would be rent-free for the teacher.

Yet in the end, the Basin School board confirmed Wednesday that they will not be able to open their doors to students this month.

"I feel wounded," said DeDe Rhodes. "We did do an awful lot as a community in a very short time frame."

The community had hope after two students enrolled

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