high school students experience dating violence each year. A 2015 Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network report indicates that 85 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (referred to in this section as LGBTQ ) students have experienced verbal harassment based on a personal characteristic, and nearly 66 percent have experienced LGBTQ-related discrimination at school. Research has shown that LGBTQ students who experience harassment at school are more likely to experience depression and anxiety, to engage in unhealthy and antisocial behaviors, and to have more unexcused absences from school. (7) Although title IX guarantees access to medical leave, the availability of accommodations for pregnancy-related conditions, and the availability of enrollment in school-related activities for pregnant and parenting students, numerous studies have found that pregnancy and parenting are the leading reasons that females drop out of high school. A 2012 report from the National Women's Law Center shows that only 51 percent of teenage mothers earn a high school diploma by the age of 22, compared with 89 percent of women who do not have a child during their teenage years, limiting continuing opportunities for education and employment. (8) Although title IX protects against discrimination based on stereotypes of actual or perceived sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation, many people carry implicit or unconscious biases that can unintentionally influence attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and decisionmaking processes. Research has shown that unconscious biases can impact classroom environments, teaching methods, student evaluations, disciplinary practices, and career and counseling guidance, particularly for students who are pursuing nontraditional fields. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) ESEA definitions The terms elementary school , institution of higher education , local educational agency , secondary school , and State educational agency have the meanings given those terms in section