TODAY, fellow class- mates in the school of life, we turn our atten- tion to school district communications. Folks on either side of the Great Divide, better known as the Capilana River, are wrestling with different ends of the same communications alligator. In West Vancouver, for example, those interested in the goings-on behind school board doors are getting a tad frustrated these days. The open-door policy of yesteryear has apparently been ditched with the 20th century. _ In its place: la policy d’in- trigue. Consider, for example, that the West Vancouver District 45 School Board has chopped its public meetin; schedule in half. 8 It used to meet twice per month, which is the bare minimum for most other boards, but, after the elimina- tion of its public consultative committee meeting earlier this year, the board now meets in public but once per month. The situation has generat- ed some uncomfortable throat-clearing and inspired the circulation of an anony- mous letter listing assorted complaints about the board’s new policies. Board chairman David Stevenson points out that the public consultative committee meetings have been replaced by board meetings with spe- cific stakeholder groups. “But public is public. And enthusiasts of the open airing of school board business are mailbox Upset. Dear Editor: