An Oklahoma City preschool is being forced to shut its doors, another business casualty of COVID-19.First Lutheran Preschool is closing at the end of June. Parents and teachers said the news came out of nowhere and followed what they thought was a positive meeting on the school’s budget. The preschool, which is located at First Lutheran Church at 12th and Robinson near downtown, was closed for two months during the pandemic. According to the school, 15 families are still paying $1,000 a month to make sure teachers have been paid and the school would remain open. Teacher Daytona Lenhart was blindsided by the news of the impending closure. “Not only did they not tell us. But we found out from a letter and expect these children of the parents to find out from a letter,” she said. Teacher Heather Schauer described a similar reaction from parents. "I've already gotten letters from parents just dropping off this morning asking, ‘Please don't do this. How can we help you?’” she said. The school has been open nearly two years. At a budget meeting two weeks ago, things were looking up, the teachers said. “We found out that not only were we not only sustainable but with the new enrollments we were planning on going above and beyond,” teacher Wendi Day said. Stephen Drew stayed home with his 2-year-old daughter during the pandemic. He was one of the 15 families chipping in to keep the school open. “We didn't hesitate to do it. And we do it time and time again because of the impact those teachers had on our daughter,” he said. The church’s treasurer said a small membership and limited budget couldn’t sustain the school. "There were issues before COVID, and COVID did not help…And there's no way to keep the doors open. Not at this point,” Betty Ray said.