I’ve never heard of charging textbook rental fees. In VA - the only thing that can be charged to the parents are consumables in the AP classes.
Do you get the money back at the end of the year?
Nope, not a cent. It’s a rental fee, so your kid gets a ten year old book but pays what amounts to cover price for any hardcover at Borders but has to turn it back in, and if they lose it or destroy it the replacement cost is ridiculous on top of everything else.
I have three kids in fifth, ninth and twelfth grades this year, grand total - $480. Mandatory. I won’t go on about how much I pay in taxes between my new home and business either...