SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A 6-year-old girl who spent most of her life with California foster parents was removed from her home on Monday under a court order that concluded her Native American blood requires her placement with relatives in Utah.
Lexi, who is part Choctaw, cried and clutched a stuffed bear as Rusty Page carried her out of his home north of Los Angeles to a waiting car. Los Angeles County social workers whisked her away. “How is it that a screaming child, saying ‘I want to stay, I’m scared,’ how is in her best interest to pull her from the girl she was before that doorbell rang?” he told KNX-AM radio. Continue reading “Native American girl, 6, removed from California foster home”