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 The dissent’s newfound view that the policy does not “exist” also ignores the extensive work the District Court undertook to clarify the policy at issue. The court documented, for instance, that it had been “repeatedly told that it was an unwritten policy that prohibited [Mr. Adams] from using the boys’ bathroom,” and, in order to hold the School Board liable, the court needed to know if the Board stood behind that unwritten policy as its official policy. R. Doc. 198 at 8. For that reason, the District Court requested that the chair of the School Board appear in court, and asked him: “Is the rule that prohibits Drew Adams from using the boys’ bathrooms at Nease High School the official policy of The School Board of St. Johns County, Florida?” at 11–12. The School Board chair responded, “Yes, it is, Your Honor.” at 12;   at 82 (the District Court noting “the school board has today, in open court, adopted” the unwritten policy). Rather