Is this kid home schooled or are there really schools that aren't giving kids workbooks? We had workbooks for every lesson, with squared paper for maths (don't

Is this kid home schooled or are there really schools that aren't giving kids workbooks? We had workbooks for every lesson, with squared paper for maths (don't do it on lined paper, that's silly). The first time I had to buy my own (which I obviously did, and still have) was in uni. Not mentioned in the article but I highly recommend using pencil, not a pen, and erasing stuff. Scribbled out mistakes aren't useful later.