The items schools sell are too expensive. They are passed out and stay in lockers until the end of school. Textbooks are often lost. It is best to number the books, assign them to students and leave them in the classroom. It's better that way so books won't be stolen from lockers and won't be left home or misplaced.
Students know where their books are, teachers can keep track if any damage is done to the books.
It would be ideal if the list of textbooks and to whom they were given was computerized. We lose a lot of money on misplaced and lost textbooks, some of it is due to students that are transient. I wonder why we have textbook shortages every year. Make it easier for teachers to get the supplies they need. The district has a bad reputation with many purchasers due to late payments.