> The books were not locked up and out of the reach of students. Students were able to take their books home. Yes class was over Zoom. Teaching from the same bo

> The books were not locked up and out of the reach of students. Students were able to take their books home. Yes class was over Zoom. Teaching from the same books previously used in the physical classroom. So this might be a weird question: Do students in the US not normally take their textbooks home? The way you phrased it sounds like they are normally locked up in the school.