I wouldn't know how to help you without more information. Please go to the help channel in the disord.
You can also just switch the game to easy mode and it will guide you through the punishments automatically.
FYI - The public release is being delayed while I work on some extra content for version 0.17. I've posted about it publicly on my Patreon page.
I can't post the link though. It seems that Itch doesn't allow developers to post links to their own Patreon, even though I have to delete several fake links from scammers every day.
From our FAQ: To find Sally's keys:
You need to complete the first main quest 'order to the chaos' and have stolen the big towel. Only then will Jimmy give you the keys.
(You need to open the lake during the Friday meetings to be able to talk to Jimmy during the weekday about it.)
to complete 'order to the chaos', the following needs to be done: (the night after completion, a cut scene plays)
1)Get Discipline to 20.
2)Complete the first scene that Miss Potts cosplays as a student.
3)Hire a Lab Assistant for Miss Chang, and tell her you have done so.
4)Give Priti's password to Wilson.
5)Pass any rule
To steal the towel, visit the men's showers twice on a Monday afternoon, stealing the towels on the second visit, and then talk to sally right after
I promise you it does work. Either you haven't met all the prerequisites, or you aren't using the right actions. At the start of the punishment it will tell you if the girl is ready to level up. If she is, switch to easy mode under preferences and the game will walk you through the right steps. If she isn't ready to level then see what the hint says to do next, or check the quest log.
The changes from 16.4.3 to 16.4.4 were pretty tiny, and I know it works for most people. We did switch to the latest version of Renpy, so maybe that's the issue. Without seeing the log file, I can''t really give you much advice. I would suggest going onto out Discord help channel and posting the log file there.
There are a few basic troubleshooting issues that you can try as well.
%appdata% on Windows. Renpy folder and then locate the specific game's folder. persistent file to clear corrupted save data. 2. Update graphics drivers.
I've also seen people say fixing issues with Renpy games not starting is as simple as renaming the folder it's in. I'm afraid I can't verify or test any of these this as the game runs fine on my computer.
The last three updates had about ~180,000 words of dialogue in them (all together) several thousand renders and hundreds of videos. Either you are an insanely fast reader or you have missed/ignored/skipped the vast majority of the content. I would advise you to check the event log (top right button in the main map). Also, content decisions are based on Patreon polls. I’m afraid the science teacher has never been highly requested.
If you head over to our Discord someone will be able to help you. https://discord.gg/Btnw9z7tan
From our Discord:
Known Good Versions - April 2025
JoiPlay 1.20.590 https://joiplay.net/repo/joiplay/1.20.590.apk Ren'Py 8.2.3 Plugin 1.00.70 https://joiplay.net/repo/renpy8.2.3/1.00.70.apk You CANNOT use the Ren'Py 8.3.7 plugin to play v0.16 of The Headmaster, it will crash the game on launch. You can install both plugins on your device and Joiplay will pick the right one, but if you only have the 8.3 plugin, it will fail.