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Melissa Morin loves the stage – so much so that the Merrimack High School student decided to have her senior photograph taken backstage at the Palace Theatre in Manchester.

The 17-year-old sat barefoot on a costume trunk, wore a black and white sundress and clutched a small red flower.

Morin found out the flower is destined for the cutting room floor.

That’s because Merrimack High School’s photo policy, adopted by Principal Ken Johnson last year, calls for no hats and no props.

Johnson said the rule went into effect following “some high-profile legal cases that garnered national attention.”

Well, guess what, Johnson, you’ve now got a high-profile case that garneded INTERnational attention.