Gum is not allowed at my school and you will get in huge trouble if you are caught chewing it. I think this is a mistake. When I am at home and I am working on my homework I often chew gum.

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The lawsuit, filed in February after months of asking the school to restrict gum-chewing and eating in her classes, was tossed due to jurisdictional issues, said Jane's attorney, Justin Gilbert.

The lawsuit, filed in February after months of asking the school to restrict gum-chewing and eating in her classes, was tossed due to jurisdictional issues, said Jane's attorney, Justin Gilbert.

"It just feels like I'm trapped." Jane's parents tried, starting in July 2021, to get the school to change its policies so that gum-chewing and eating would be prohibited in Jane's classes.

At first glance, a federal lawsuit about gum-chewing in class might seem trivial. Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs, who was served with the suit last week, seemed to treat it as such.