; and (B) accountable to fulfill the title IX coordinator requirements under Federal, State, and local laws and policy. (3) Title IX coordinator The term title IX coordinator means a responsible employee, as described in section 106.8(a) of title 34, Code of Federal Regulations, designated to coordinate efforts under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.). (4) Local educational agency The term local educational agency has the meaning given the term in section 8101(30) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801(30) ). (5) Sexual harassment The term sexual harassment means any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, regardless of whether it is direct or indirect, or verbal or nonverbal (including conduct that is undertaken in whole or in part, through the use of electronic messaging services, commercial mobile services, electronic communications, or other technology), that unreasonably alters an individual’s terms, conditions, benefits, or privileges of an educational program or activity, including by creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment, which takes the form of— (A) a sexual advance; (B) a request for sexual favors; (C) a sexual act, where such submission is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of a program or activity at a school or school activity, regardless of a student’s submission to or rejection of such sexual act; (D) a sexual act, where such submission or rejection is used as the basis for a decision affecting a term or condition of a program or activity at a school or school activity, regardless of a student’s submission to or rejection of such sexual act; (E) other conduct of a sexual nature