AMHERST, Ohio — Demands for transparency have led to the resignations of the entire preschool staff at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Amherst.

“We held our head up high, and we just left with our integrity and our morals,” said Wendy Kosakowski, the former director of the preschool.

Kosakowski taught at the church for 18 years. As the program’s director, responsibilities fell on her shoulders.

“We gave our life to those four walls, and we appreciate everything,” Kosakowski said.

This week, Kosakowski resigned. And she wasn’t alone. The preschool’s assistant director, Heather Nail, stepped down, as did teacher Kerri Kobylka and aide Taylor Stempowski.

Nail, like Kosakowski, spent 18 years at the preschool. Kobylka taught…