One week after the vote to close Paul Robeson High School and two weeks after NY1's five-part series with unprecedented access inside the Brooklyn building, the school's long-time principal was removed Thursday over unspecified allegations. NY1's Lindsey Christ filed the following report.

It just keeps getting worse for Paul Robeson High School.

Last week, the Department of Education said the school will officially close in three and a half years, after the current freshman class has had time to graduate. But this past Tuesday, students and teachers learned the school's final chapter will not include Ira Weston, the principal for the past 12 years and a member of the faculty for almost a quarter of a century.

"Monday, Mr. Westin was here and spoke with the faculty. Tuesday morning, Mr. Weston was not here and we were told by our network leader that Mr. Weston would not be returning and there were immediate changes that were necessary," said Paul Robeson High School Assistant Principal Joseph Brooks.

The DOE told the embattled school community that Weston is under investigation for allegations it would not discuss. Students and faculty NY1 spoke with say they have theories but no solid information on why Weston was removed.

Sources close to the investigation tell NY1 the allegations are that Weston was intoxicated on school property. NY1 spent several days at the school last month, but never interviewed Weston on camera, since he was out sick most of the time NY1's crew was there.

Staffers tell NY1 he's scheduled for surgery next week. Sources in the department say Weston's performance as principal has been disappointing for years, but students gave him mixed reviews.

"I think that he has been fired because of the graduation rate and the absences and stuff. And all of the confusion in the school and stuff," said Paul Robeson High School student Guerline Casimir.

"Maybe because there was a lot of fights in the school. A lot of fights. And principals are supposed to prevent violence from happening in the school," said Paul Robeson High School student Carlaysia Manigault

While there are a lot of questions and a lot of rumors, one thing everyone at Paul Robeson High seems to agree on is that bad news is no stranger to the school.