Local principal charged with throwing human feces at children

A well known elementary school principal in High Park has been charged with assault after being accused of throwing human feces at children.

Maria Pantalone, the sister of Toronto Deputy Mayor Joe Pantalone, is the principal at the Keele Street Junior Public School, near Keele and Bloor. She has been suspended without pay and is due in court at the end of the month after an alleged incident with two children on June 30th.

Several supporters of Pantalone, including her brother and Toronto Mayor David Miller have voiced their support for her in this matter.

"I have the highest regard for her, she's a terrific principal, a wonderful human being, and that's one of the best schools in Toronto and that's because of her leadership," said Miller.

Pantalone has been ordered to sign a release forbidding her from having any unsupervised contact with anyone under the age of 16.