Free, at-home COVID tests available at select Fulton County schools

Some Fulton County schools will offer parents free testing kits so they can check for COVID-19 at home.

The district will receive an estimated 5,700 testing kits through a partnership with the Fulton County Board of Health, said Superintendent Mike Looney at a meeting this week.

The tests will be distributed at no cost to parents at select schools located in areas targeted by the health agency.

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”The goal of this initiative is aimed at reducing community spread by allowing more flexibility and access to testing,” the district said in a statement.

The kits will be handed out to families on a first-come, first-serve basis starting Monday.

Families at schools in one of the following ZIP codes are eligible: 30213, 30268, 30291, 30303, 30308, 30310, 30311, 30312, 30313, 30314, 30315, 30318, 30331, 30336, 30337, 30344, 30349, 30354 and 30363.

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