Well, one way to prevent kids from getting into the cages while unsupervised is to get a cage that you can padlock. Then in order to get in they would have to destroy the cage, which, while I'm sure a few delinquent kids may be up to, most wouldn't even think of it.

As for how to go about getting permission, first just ask if you can bring in animals in general. Also, you might want to check with the janitors too. This may not be something you would have thought of, but they are going to be seeing them after hours, so making sure that they at least know they are there will help if one of them has a phobia.

Maybe you could arrange to have an assembly where you could bring in various herps to educate all of the school's kids, then once other teachers/principals see the snakes, they may not be as hesitant to let you keep them in your class.

You also need to check out the temps in the classrooms during the weekends and, if you don't take them home with you, during holiday breaks. I know in the school my mom works in they turn off all heating/air-conditioning once the kids leave. So you need to take that into account.
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