The ruling on confiscating chewing gum from school students and throwing it in the trash

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In some schools, students bring candy and chewing gum, and because of the harm this causes to the school, these items are confiscated. So what should be done with them, since in some schools these items are placed with the vice principals, where some teachers eat them, while others throw it all in the trash? What is the ruling on this?

Answer:
As for throwing it in the trash, that is not permissible. As for the procedure taken regarding it, there is a system in place at the Ministry of Education. Yes.