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Yes, there are textbooks. They can't bring them home because they stay in the classroom and are shared between different classes.
The kids do have Chromebooks, though. They can access materials online.
On one hand, I like the material being online. As a kid, I would often forget a book at school or I would forget to bring a worksheet or not write down what problems I was supposed to do. So it's nice that my child can check all their online portals in case they forget something.
On the other hand, it's not always implemented great. Particularly with the math homework, submitting answers can be harder than just writing the answer. (At one point, they had the kids draw the answers with their cursors. Painful if you're using a track pad. It is better now at least.) Having to check so many places for assignments can be a bit of a chore. The integration between the Google applications and other platforms is a bit clunky and breaks occasionally.
If you ask me, if you gave me a choice between the old way and the new way, I would choose the new way every time. It mimics how I am assigned work at my job anyway, and it is easier to keep up with assignments I might have otherwise missed.