Confirm Catherine Lhamon for Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 220 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States, and the 27 undersigned organizations, we write to strongly urge you to support the confirmation of Catherine Lhamon to serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education. Ms. Lhamon has demonstrated a willingness and ability to enforce civil rights law and protect all students in our country from discrimination, and she is well-suited to lead the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.