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
