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 conflicts
• 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 does 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