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Vandals silenced by all-girls Catholic School

The teachers at a Lower East Side middle school are turning an act of vandalism into a teachable moment.

When someone last week spray-painted on one of the walls of the school, "Don't Walk Away in Silence," Connie Bush, the director of Cornelia Connelly Center, promptly had it painted over.

When the vandal struck again with the same message, Bush taped up a note in response.

"Dear...

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