Put the food past the trip plate so the cat will step on it. Not like that picture. And you should be observing or checking the trap so you can cover it when she goes in and it closes on her. They act crazy when the trap snaps shut, but when you put a bath towel or a blanket over it she‘ll calm down

Thank you for posting that. My class reads about the Civil Rights movement and the novel The Watsons Go to Birmingham. I will make sure they see this.