Transporting cello & 2 kids by cargo bike

Hello, my BUSD 4th grader is thrilled to have just received their cello. We are thrilled for them. We also now have a problem to solve: how to get 2 kids and a cello (in a hard case) to school by electric cargo bike twice a week. Can it be done?? Looking for experience & tips from any fellow bike-riding-parents-of-cello-players. We're considering getting a trailer but not sure yet if that set up will work. (Kids ride in the back in a hooptie.)

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There are at least a few cellos in the district that have soft-sided, backpack-style cases. If carrying the cello on your back would work, you could have your student explain the situation and ask for one of the soft-sided cases (or you could write to the teacher directly and ask). 

We spent a fair amount of time trying to figure out how to get my son's violin on his bike (he's an eighth grader and outgrew the cargo bike years ago.) After a lot of trial and error we just wound up renting a violin from Ifshin,  which he keeps at home, and the BUSD violin stays at school.  I don't know if this is feasible for you, but has worked out great and we don't have to worry about damage to the instrument. 

I'd be cautious about switching to a soft case. Our son's cello was not safe in his fifth-grade classroom in the soft case he was given. It needed repairs after one classroom accident and there were some close calls, too. No experience transporting by bike --  he used school bus and sometimes our car.