I'd explain to your principal that it would just be for a few weeks and perhaps draft a letter with a picture explaining your situation to your parents in which they would all have to agree. Explain that she would be kept in a crate behind your desk and would only be brought out for feedings so it would not distract the children from their learning. Not sure your grade level but you could make it an entire learning experience in which the kids could weigh (kitchen scale) and graph Cinder each day, compare her weight and size to other objects, record her feedings, journal her progress, take photos of her, have a vet come and visit the class, each child could even research an animal of their choice. I really think it could be a very enriching educational experience. I really don't see how it differs from hatching chicks in the classroom or any other classroom pets. It'd not like she's a saint bernard! |