School board members from several districts ask Gov. Kemp to keep teachers safe Cries to help educators during pandemic Educators across the state are asking Georgia Governor Brian Kemp for greater help during the on-going coronavirus pandemic. ATLANTA - More than a dozen school board members across metro Atlanta sent a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp asking him to take a number of steps to make Georgia schools safer for teachers and staff. The board members said they united to send the letter because teachers across the state are struggling. "If we're going to ask our educators to be superheroes, we have to stop snatching their cape," said Cobb County School Board member Dr. Jaha Howard.