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Outside of school, Martin loves to work on cars. He also used to drive a Camaro, sometimes with a squeegee stick, or a two-by-four jury-rigged to the gas and brake.

''Oh, Bobby drives," says Coach Ivy. ''One day last year, the assistant principal was down in the teachers' parking lot. We have these radios and she said, 'I need help, I need help down here.' We're like, 'What's wrong?' Bobby's out in the parking lot. He's spinning out, digging up rocks and hitting her. He peels off out there. So we're all laughing, 'C'mon what do you want us to do, it's Bobby.' "

Dayton Police don't see the humor. Martin has been cited for 29 traffic violations in nine separate incidents and has no license. He has transferred from two other high schools because of what he calls ''problems with authority figures."

But here, school security loves him. ''He's an inspiration to all of us," says school security officer David Johnson. ''He hasn't changed at all. He's a normal person. The other kids treat him like any other kid. If he's in the way on his skateboard, they smack him in the head and tell him to move."