Personal characteristics: • Underdeveloped social skills • Shyness or lack of assertiveness • Few or no friends • Never or infrequently invited to parties/gatherings of other children • Small physical stature; Physical evidence of bullying: • Missing belongings • Missing money, or what would be bought with those funds • Unexplained bruises, cuts, and abrasions • Torn, bloodied, or dirtied clothing; Behaviors: • Feigning illness to avoid environments where bullies are present • Fear of going to school • Skipping school or cutting certain classes/activities • Not eating lunch • Sadness/depression • Nightmares • Drop in grades • Carrying weapons