I don't
understand the criticism of the lack of realism of the students' behaviour in class. The fact that they don't take pictures or don't comment on it is more credible than Sophia's own attitude to the blackmailing she is suffering. There are three reasons, in order of importance, why the students are unable/willing to say anything:
1st - Aiden is not just a bully. He is a street gang leader, intelligent, psychopathic, abusive and controlling. A sadist. He has violent gang members in and out of class. He is protected by his uncle, the invincible and famous lawyer. He is untouchable according to the police and the school principal. It has already been made clear to us in this update what kind of snake he is. Well, in a class of less than 20 students, two are gangsters, one of them a gang leader, two are the friends/girlfriends/slaves (Mia and Jenny) of the gangsters and, of course, everyone knows Aiden, everyone fears Aiden and everyone knows that Sophia is an "Aiden's business" . It is not believable that at this point in the story and after the previous two class tasks, with Aiden talking to Sophia continuously, they don't know that Aiden has anything to do with Sophia's strange behaviour. The only one who is really surprised is the blue-haired girl who was studying in Spain until recently. No one will say anything about what is going on for fear that any comment could reach Aiden's ears and create a problem for anyone who talks too much, and there are too few of them not to know who has spoken. There is a kind of "omertà" in the classroom, the rest of the students will just watch, listen and keep quiet about what is going on. Nobody will take pictures, touch or even look at Sophia if Aiden does not authorise it.
2nd - As if the above wasn't enough, Sophia is a teacher, talking or taking pictures of her is not only dangerous because of Aiden; they would be damaging a teacher who is going to evaluate them in critical years of access to university. Are they going to risk so much in the last years of high school? More likely, they hope it will pass and move on. In an ideal world, the students' behaviour would be reprehensible, but the situation is not easy for them.
3rd - Some may even be delighted with what is going on and to talk about it too much could mean losing the show. Even Zach, dear Zach, shuts up and takes advantage of it. LP works a lot with the gestures on body, hands, legs and faces of the characters. Sophia's attitude is obviously feigned, especially when she lifts her skirt, and the faces are ones of excitement and desire, even anticipation of what is to come, but there are few faces of real surprise. No one, or almost no one, believes Sophia when she says her skirt is up. Everyone knows or senses what is going on and everyone is silent for one reason or another. The real surprise is André slap. I actually find the students' reactions very realistic.
Another thing is Sophia's attitude, her behaviour has more dramatic licence and plausibility than realism; she has had and has clear escape routes (moving school with Dylan and Zach, quitting her job, and always with the support of someone powerful like Carl). Even with a more than good salary from Liam that would allow her not to work for a while. At this point in the story, what makes her keep putting up with AIden's tasks? what makes her seek help from a mobster who has already asked her to strip in a prison? The excitement and anticipation of what is to come, she likes to be dominated in some way; the Sophia corruption and lewdeness grows and grows justifying her evolution towards what may come in future events.
