As the result of an unexpected second back surgery to clear up problems from an earlier surgery this fall, principal Paul Robinson will likely be forced to miss the rest of the semester as he recovers.

Assistant principal Brian Safine said that although Robinson wishes to be back as soon as possible, it is likely that he will not return until January.

This second surgery was conducted in order to clear up problems with Robinson’s first back surgery on Oct. 3, which had already caused him to miss two weeks of school.

During this time, Robinson’s duties had been assigned to various administrators. In addition, Safine is again working as the interim principal.

Since Robinson was able to communicate his plans to the administration early on, other administrators have been working to try to do as much of the work he ordinarily does as possible.

“The administration miss his personality and encouraging leadership, but the school is definitely continuing as we had planned,” Safine said.

While the workload approaching finals is often challenging for students and teachers, he said the administration is in a good position to  handle the absence of the principal.

“It’s actually not the busiest part of the year, so we’re in really good shape finishing the semester out,” Safine said.