That’s how it worked for me growing up, but there seems to be a trend towards making the kids buy their own books. I don’t have kids so I can’t verify, but it appears that in an effort to save money, a lot of school systems are expecting the parents who can afford it to pony up. I’m not a fan of this idea, even if I am a fan of the students owning their textbooks as opposed to passing them down. There was a fourth or fifth grade grammar textbook I had growing up (that to this day, I think of when I try to remember who/whom) that I missed when I moved on to a much crappier book.
