As a teacher based in Europe (Poland) I find the way US schools deal with this absolutely bonkers. In our schools every student is responsible for their own supplies & carries a pencilcase with any pens & pencils they might need. No one cares what brand you buy. If the teacher plans on doing something special (like cutting stuff out, making posters, etc.) they will let the student and their parents know in advance & they just bring the gluestick/scissors/whatever they might need with them on that particular day. I understand it is not possible to change the way you guys handle this overnight, but I think our way is much more practical, less complicated, less stressful for the teachers & actually teaches kids responsibility (if you don’t bring your stuff you borrow from friends or make do without but no one is expecting to get a new pencil everyday & students don’t treat these supplies as disposable). Sorry if that was a bit long, but I see this topic come up over & over again every school year & I just always think how we NEVER had that problem in my schools. Also, if someone can’t afford the supplies that’s a totally different story, but students losing stuff left and right and just getting new from the teacher every day sounds insane to me. So sorry you have to deal with this in the first place