Public school teacher in Florida has a white nationalist podcast
A 25-year-old public school teacher at Crystal River Middle School in Florida has a secret podcast. It is titled “Unapologetic” and has a white nationalist theme.
Dayanna Volitich is the teacher’s real name but on the podcast, she uses the pseudonym Tiana Dalichov. On it, she is known to brag about teaching her white nationalist views to her students.
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In a February 26 episode, a guest spoke out against diversity in schools and dismissed the idea that “a kid from Nigeria and a kid who came from Sweden are supposed to learn exactly the same” and have the “same IQ.” Volitich agreed with her guest and argued that “science” has proven that some races are smarter than others.
During the same podcast episode, Volitich bragged about how she would share her white nationalist viewpoint with the class while hiding her ideology from school administrators. She went on to say that when parents complained about how she was bringing too much political bias into the classroom to the principal she lied and told the principal that she did not do that.
“She believed me and backed off,” she stated.
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When the guest went on to say more white nationalists need to infiltrate schools by becoming teachers she agreed.
“They don’t have to be vocal about their views, but get in there!” her guest suggested. “Be more covert and just start taking over those places.”
“Right,” Volitich said. “I’m absolutely one of them.”
Volitich’s school is overwhelmingly white. In 2015-2016 approximately 90% of the students were white according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Four percent of the students identified as black and three percent Hispanic. The majority of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches.
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Scott Hebert, executive director of educational services for the Citrus County School District said that while he could not confirm that Dalichov was Volitich, he said that the school district “will be looking into the statements she made, checking the validity to see if they violate our code of ethics and policy.”
“She does not speak on behalf of the Citrus County School District,” Hebert said. “The views she’s listed [online] are really not in line with how our district operates.”
