Ive reached a major plot hole in my story and i might actually lose it
im writing a story, My horror story revolves around a scary school. Pretty cliche. BUT, here's the thing, throughout the story, many students perish. But the school still stands, how on earth is that possible? the obvious answer is that these deaths are often hidden by the main character. Now, there is a cult behind this character, and my previous stance was that this cult takes charge of hiding these deaths. mainly because these are caused by the supernatural being they brought to this space. However, it just doesnt feel realistic: I get it, stories shouldnt always feel realistic but this just does not feel grounded in the context of a story that is almost entirely set in the real world. Even if the deaths remain hidden, the characters still dissapear, and the families should search, the school should close temporarily if all the characters dying belong to it.
how do i get around this?
this is specially difficult because this story advances in my discord server through roleplay, so im trying to get around the fact that people will question me and will want to make some of their characters die too.