Mt. Charleston families feeling empowered after successful fight to keep school [Video]

MT. CHARLESTON (KTNV) — The power of community — that’s what Katie and Sean Reeh said helped save Mt. Charleston’s beloved — and only — elementary school.

We’ve been following the story of Earl B. Lundy Elementary School for more than a year now. The school had been in limbo since late August of 2023, when the remnants of Hurricane Hilary swept through Mt. Charleston, damaging the small school.

CCSD leadership spent much of the last year and a half going back and forth about what to do with the school. At times, it seemed like Lundy was doomed.

But this December, in a shocking reversal, the board decided to repair the school after all, which is what families on Mount Charleston had been pleading for all along.

1.5 years of uncertainty

The last year and a half has been a roller coaster for families like the Reehs, who have deep ties to Lundy Elementary. Their eldest …