Seoul , South Korea ( CNN ) -- The principal of a high school , which lost 244 students and 10 teachers in the deadly Sewol ferry disaster in April , has been removed from his post , according to the local education office . `` I can not reveal detailed reasons for his removal because it is personal information , but it is regarding the Sewol accident , '' said an official with the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education . The second-year class from Danwon High School was on a school trip on the ill-fated ferry on April 16 . The Sewol ferry departed from Incheon headed to Jeju island carrying 339 students and teachers when it sank . Of the school group , 77 were rescued . Later that month , classes resumed with remaining students and staff in shock and grief , as nearly an entire class had been lost . The name of the dismissed principal was not released Wednesday . `` The decision was made a while ago , but was carried out only recently because the focus was on dealing with the accident , '' said the education official . Overall , 12 people remain missing and 292 died in the Sewol incident . Three days after the Sewol ferry sank , the vice principal of Danwon High School , who had been rescued from the vessel , was found dead after apparently hanging himself . Kang Min Kyu , 52 , had expressed regret in a note that he had survived while so many others had died . Funeral held for vice principal . Defense lawyers : Crew barely escaped stricken Sewol ferry . Angry families scream at South Korean ferry captain , crew as trial . CNN 's Madison Park contributed to this report .
Principal of high school that suffered loss in Sewol ferry disaster is removed . Removal is related to the Sewol accident , says official . Vice principal of Danwon High School committed suicide in April .