Why are Black children removed from homes at high rate? L.A. County plans 'blind removal' pilot [latimes.com]

Gail Kennedy 7/29/214:00 AM

By Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, July 14, 2021

America’s largest child welfare system will soon test whether race, ethnicity or neighborhood can influence social workers’ decisions to remove children from their homes.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to support a pilot project that tests “blind removal,” first tried in Nassau County, N.Y.

Social workers typically have access to an array of information, including a family’s race, when making the difficult decision to place a child in foster care or with a relative.

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