Discussions about the possible merger of Lagunitas School’s Montessori and Open Classroom programs reignited at a school board meeting late last month. The idea, which stirred emotions when district administrators raised it last year, was prompted by hiring difficulties and declining enrollment since the pandemic. The Montessori program has more students than Open Classroom, with 50 students compared to 34, a number that has shrunk by nearly 50 since before the pandemic. The district says…