Yes, they are allowed to make their own copies.
Aides are also available to make copies at certain times of the day.
There is no magic number on the number of copies that can be made per month - it is based on the judgement of the individual classroom teacher and the amount of paper that is budgeted into the district purchase the year before. Because we have no limit on the amount of copies that can be made, the only thing that may happen is that our paper supply may decrease and get short at the end of the year. This is watched by the secretaries and the paper may be rationed if supplies become low. All elementary classrooms have VCR's and monitors. High school has a sign out sheet located in the office.