Supplies needed to fulfill school requirements are a deduction. For 2020, the IRS has added that internet is an available expense due to COVID and classes going online.
Many schools have printing areas and offer so many pages or some variant to students so that you don't actually need those expenses. Only if the school required it, would it be a deduction. With the changes from COVID, we may see some lawsuits for gray areas like you suggest. Did you really need a printer with COVID? You and the IRS may or may not agree.
I like your list and think it all works but the face mask. You need to keep your list, receipts and I would make a note of why you needed those supplies.
The IRS has decided that face masks, hand sanitizer, etc all qualify as medical expenses. In your case, you might could argue it as an education expense. Some schools passed them out and had hand sanitizer at every door. How did your college handle things? Maybe you did need to buy something.
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