Woke CA school board member ‘offended’ at use of ‘homeless’ instead of ‘unhoused’

A woke California school-board leader flipped out when a staff presentation used the word “homeless” instead of “unhoused” — while she was “personally offended” by the commonly used phrase.

“I have a lot to say, and I will speak plainly. And you may not like it,” said Pajaro Valley Unified School District Vice President Joy Flynn during a recently resurfaced clip of the Jan. 14 meeting.

“I am personally offended by what was presented,” she railed, according to the video.

The blowup followed a “Report on Student Achievement” delivered by Assistant Superintendent Michael Berman that referred to a group of students as “homeless.”

Flynn demanded the term be changed to “unhoused,” interrupting another board member who noted that “homeless” is the language used by the state of California.

“I’m not done,” Flynn shot back before adding, “That doesn’t mean that’s the language we have to use.”

She also objected to the assistant superintendent saying there were not enough black students in the district to be considered “statistically significant” in several state measures, such as graduation rates and “college and career” categories.

Berman had shared data showing black students had the district’s highest suspension rates, marked “very high,” even though they make up less than 1% of enrollment.

Flynn, who is black, pushed back on Berman’s assessment.

“I’m personally offended by that,” Berman said. “If we have one black student, that student is statistically significant enough to be on the report.”

The North American Values Institute, which tracks education policy across the US, called out Flynn’s tirade in comments to Fox News Digital.

“Changing language that functions to help us understand urgency and truth—in order to reduce stigma, cater to feelings, and be ‘politically correct’—is a dangerous path,” the spokesperson said. “In the case of K-12, it could inadvertently lead to decisions that direct resources or interventions away from the students who need them most.”

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