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Florida Middle School Teacher Busted for Hosting White Supremacy Podcast—And Bragging About Sharing It With Her Students
05 March 2018
Photo Credit: CRYSTAL RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL VIA FACEBOOK
A 25-year-old Florida middle school social studies teacher was busted for hosting a podcast promoting white supremacist views, according to exclusive reporting by the Huffington Post.
<p>Dayanna Volitich of Crystal River Middle School, who runs her racist podcast under the pseudonym Tiana Dalichov, bragged about having shared her views with her students during her February 26th broadcast. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="2bbf6" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="QXZSWG1520223122"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970023538672447489" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">EXCLUSIVE: Florida public school teacher has a white nationalist podcast https://t.co/NwV7srUCSC https://t.co/qszzZ16X5Q</div> — HuffPost Canada (@HuffPost Canada)<a href="https://twitter.com/HuffPostCanada/statuses/970023538672447489">1520106608.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><p>Volitich's podcast, however, is not the only outlet she uses to spread her racially charged, alt-right philosophies. Her Twitter account, @TianaDalichov, has since been suspended, for the second time. "Dayanna Volitich suggests Muslims be eradicated from the earth, believes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories ... and teaches middle school social studies," HuffPost <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/florida-public-school-teacher-white-nationalist-podcast_us_5a99ae32e4b089ec353a1fba" target="_blank">reported</a> on Saturday.</p><p><div id="action_button_container"></div></p><p class="giphy-image shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-proxy-image"><a target="_blank" href="https://giphy.com/gifs/wait-what-13yUJuYdyGQxqM"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWVkaWEucmJsLm1zL2ltYWdlP3U9JTJGMTN5VUp1WWR5R1F4cU0uZ2lmJmhvPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGaS5naXBoeS5jb20mcz0zODEmaD05YjRjOWI2ZjRhNjAxMzE0MzA3ZTkwOGYzMGNkYzNhZWNjZDY0ZTE3NzVlMmE3ZWUzMzdmOWZmYjkwNzIxMDRhJnNpemU9OTgweCZjPTY4MjQyMjA5NiIsImV4cGlyZXNfYXQiOjE2MTIzMjA3NzV9.qsFuNqLZvQ4RkPvuLNLOdLakUzpHlWeIJHanOsNkMPk/img.jpg" id="181d7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="f4e160770f8b835d103919e5faded9c8"></a></p><p class="giphy-image__credits-wrapper">
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</p><p>One guest on her podcast suggested that white supremacists should do a better job of infiltrating schools. "Be more covert and just start taking over those places," he said. "Right," Volitich replied. "I'm absolutely one of them." According to reports, Voltich has been removed from the classroom. Following the Huffington Post's story, her social media accounts and podcasts were subsequently deleted.</p><p><div id="c7da91bc-8e44-492f-b7fd-c382c0e55bda"></div></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="03f1c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="BD1XWK1520223122"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970381548535955457" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">A Florida middle-school teacher who reportedly hosts a white nationalist podcast has been “removed from the classro… https://t.co/pQhvcZsNOM</div> — Matt Pearce 🦅 (@Matt Pearce 🦅)<a href="https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/statuses/970381548535955457">1520191964.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>"She does not speak on behalf of the Citrus County School District," said Scott Herbert, executive director of the Citrus County School District. "The views she's listed [online] are really not in line with how our district operates." Herbert assured that the school district is investigating the matter.</p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="a1dc9" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="P9DX9S1520223122"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970124922147270656" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Florida school district "investigating" the middle-school teacher whose hate-filled podcasts and social media posts… https://t.co/gT83l3xN1Y</div> — David Beard (@David Beard)<a href="https://twitter.com/dabeard/statuses/970124922147270656">1520130780.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p class="giphy-image shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-proxy-image"><a target="_blank" href="https://giphy.com/gifs/portlandia-season-2-episode-5-l3mZasrfwrWUMnndS"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWVkaWEucmJsLm1zL2ltYWdlP3U9JTJGbDNtWmFzcmZ3cldVTW5uZFMuZ2lmJmhvPWh0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGaS5naXBoeS5jb20mcz01MyZoPTQ0ZGQ3M2MxNDk4Y2E1NDFiMjdlYzYzYTQwOGE5NjMzNWMzMzFiMTVkZWY2OTI0ZjgyOTE2MTllNzg0NTJiN2Mmc2l6ZT05ODB4JmM9MzYzMzY2OTA0NSIsImV4cGlyZXNfYXQiOjE2NTc1OTE1MTR9.Z-lEnFwUF2CdNT9bIUR87iHjV49dqBHvwno42bvfKYA/img.jpg" id="2dbf1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="8a34b7302396a6b71276e077de869918"></a></p><p class="giphy-image__credits-wrapper">
<a class="giphy-image__credits" href="https://giphy.com/gifs/portlandia-season-2-episode-5-l3mZasrfwrWUMnndS" target="_blank">Giphy</a></p><p>In her latest podcast session, Voltich admitted that her students often asked her about her views, and that she replied with "unbiased facts," such as that terrorism by Muslims will continue until "we eradicate them from the face of the Earth."</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small placeholder="add caption..." class="image-media media-caption">Excerpt from Voltich's February 26th podcast.</small><small placeholder="add photo credit..." class="image-media media-photo-credit">Photo Credit: ANGRYWHITEMEN.ORG</small></p><p><strong>Following the release of the story, the Internet shared its thoughts. It's exactly what you'd expect.</strong></p><p>Perhaps most relevant to this is the debate over whether or not to arm teachers, which came up in discussions on Twitter.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="146ec" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="TR1PK31520223123"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970112629976043522" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@grantstern @CitrusSchools @HuffPost Do you think this teacher should have a gun in her classroom?</div> — Dr. Sabrina Marshall (@Dr. Sabrina Marshall)<a href="https://twitter.com/wcwintl/statuses/970112629976043522">1520127849.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>Setting aside the practical challenges to arming teachers, the potential ethical problems continue to mount.</strong></p><p>"Remember that she would like be armed and trained in using guns in classroom by the new Florida legislation," remarked Lilly Evans.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="f7c57" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2VUKWL1520223123"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970138951305621504" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Alheri @grantstern @CitrusSchools @HuffPost I worked in schools all my life and cannot imagine how guns & teachers… https://t.co/ngyekZqbuc</div> — Liz Beth (@Liz Beth)<a href="https://twitter.com/TheLizbeth10/statuses/970138951305621504">1520134124.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>"I worked in schools all my life and cannot imagine how guns & teachers go together, training or not," replied Liz Beth. "Their # 1 priority is keeping kids QUIET & comforted. I think the real issue is guns, not schools. Are we to train & arm "ticket takers" at the movie theatres next?"</p><p class="giphy-image shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-proxy-image"><a target="_blank" href="https://giphy.com/gifs/october-married-quietly-U86dK3B1QK7eg"><img type="lazy-image" data-runner-src="https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vbWVkaWEucmJsLm1zL2ltYWdlP3U9JTJGVTg2ZEszQjFRSzdlZy5naWYmaG89aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZpLmdpcGh5LmNvbSZzPTQ2MiZoPTNhMzI0Yzc0YmRlZDVmYmE3Nzg5YmYzMjI0NWNkYjMxZDEyMmE5MzdmNjU5NzNjOTFkNDUxYzNmNmQ4Yzc0Y2Ymc2l6ZT05ODB4JmM9MzU5MTAzNzIyNSIsImV4cGlyZXNfYXQiOjE2NTM1MzE0ODN9.tzvEnI5wxW86GsqeqBKQLM3Kbua3-qTMFgY3EXgOWYQ/img.jpg" id="59c43" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="9a054fff8198d0ea5204d9c9e728b671"></a></p><p class="giphy-image__credits-wrapper">
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</p><p>Thoughts on how someone as young as Voltich could harbor so much racial and cultural animus also propagated, and it's certainly a valid question.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="56056" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="UKORME1520223123"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970275696454103040" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@grantstern @CitrusSchools @HuffPost How can someone at 25 have some much HATE packed inside their heart and mind a… https://t.co/dNNZxjXf33</div> — #TheResistance (@#TheResistance)<a href="https://twitter.com/SalFan/statuses/970275696454103040">1520166727.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>But as we've all learned in the era of Trump, white nationalists have their man in the White House, and they see no reason to call it quits. "Trump told her it's Ok," Grant Stern noted. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="58d75" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="FJVQFK1520223123"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="970276496928538625" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@SalFan @CitrusSchools @HuffPost Trump told her it's Ok</div> — Grant Stern (@Grant Stern)<a href="https://twitter.com/grantstern/statuses/970276496928538625">1520166918.0</a></blockquote></div>
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