The student may:

• Appear suspicious, tense, nervous, uptight, etc

• Seem like they are hiding something

• Seem to be looking out the window or in a certain direction a lot

• Frequently look up to check on the teacher or adult

• Tattle often

• Involved in a lot of conflict

• Tells unlikely or inflated stories

• Frequently

• Have difficulty taking responsibility

• Have frequent incidents

• Have frequent reports from others

• Blame others

• Only seem to tell half the story or give partial details

• What they are saying doesn’t quite add up

• Relay self serving messages from parents

• Minimize situations or issues

• Suddenly do really well on a test, quiz, or assignment

• Make a point to emphasize an assignment or task they have done very well that seems out of the norm