Thanks for the feedback, and there is certainly going to be some content in future updates that you'll take a liking to.
As for the early blackmail content, this was tricky for us. We needed a way for the player to avoid getting it in the first place, as well as getting the player in a position where Matt could get blackmail on the player in a way that made sense.
As for the consequences the school is extremely strict about their reputation and any sort of small scandal would result in them taking the path of least resistance to see the problem dealt with.