; or (B) that is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that a reasonable person would expect such bullying or harassment to create a hostile or abusive educational environment, adversely affecting a student’s education, at a program or activity of a public school or local educational agency, including acts of verbal, nonverbal, or physical aggression or intimidation. (2) The policies required under paragraph (1) shall include a prohibition of bullying or harassment conduct based on— (A) a student’s actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity; (B) the actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity of a person with whom a student associates or has associated; or (C) any other distinguishing characteristics that may be defined by the State or local educational agency, including being homeless or the child or ward of a member of the Armed Forces. (3) Provide— (A) annual notice to students, parents, and educational professionals describing the full range of the local educational agency’s policies required under paragraph (1) and shall include an affirmative statement of the protections for free speech, assembly, and expression under the First Amendment and any other applicable law; and (B) grievance procedures for students or parents to register complaints regarding the prohibited conduct contained in such local educational agency’s discipline policies, including— (i) the name of the local educational agency officials who are designated as responsible for receiving such complaints