The federal government will restart its free at-home COVID tests program in September as officials prepare the country for the upcoming respiratory virus season.
The school board also decided to give Election Day off for students except for those in multi-track year-round schools.
Leaders say outdoor COVID-19 testing at this level is extremely expensive, and keeping sites staffed eight hours a day, six days a week is a challenge.
People who do not live in Durham are eligible to get the free tests.
The days are dwindling to receive a free COVID-19 test at a Wake County site. Friday is the final day tests will be offered.
The omicron offshoot BA.5 carries key mutations that help it escape antibodies generated by vaccines and prior infection.