def create_schema(self, check_if_exists=False, sync_schema=True,
                      verbosity=1):
        """
        Creates the schema 'schema_name' for this tenant. Optionally checks if
        the schema already exists before creating it. Returns true if the
        schema was created, false otherwise.
        """

        # safety check
        connection = connections[get_tenant_database_alias()]
        _check_schema_name(self.schema_name)
        cursor = connection.cursor()

        if check_if_exists and schema_exists(self.schema_name):
            return False

        fake_migrations = get_creation_fakes_migrations()

        if sync_schema:
            if fake_migrations:
                # copy tables and data from provided model schema
                base_schema = get_tenant_base_schema()
                clone_schema = CloneSchema()
                clone_schema.clone_schema(base_schema, self.schema_name)

                call_command('migrate_schemas',
                             tenant=True,
                             fake=True,
                             schema_name=self.schema_name,
                             interactive=False,
                             verbosity=verbosity)
            else:
                # create the schema
                cursor.execute('CREATE SCHEMA "%s"' % self.schema_name)
                call_command('migrate_schemas',
                             tenant=True,
                             schema_name=self.schema_name,
                             interactive=False,
                             verbosity=verbosity)

        connection.set_schema_to_public()