For those of you that work in schools/hospitals/etc that are considering the iPad Mini...looks like products are already coming to market that sync, charge, and secure them.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121024005051/en/Datamation-Systems-Announces-Charging-Syncing-Storage-Security
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121024005051/en/Datamation-Systems-Announces-Charging-Syncing-Storage-Security