3, 2018, (the boy) told McKenzie to kill herself, told her that she was better off dead, and instructed her on the manner to take her own life,” the lawsuit says.
“Upon information and belief, on the date of her death, Dec. 5, 2018, that two boys at school had been bullying her, the suit alleges. The Adams family believes the abuse stemmed from the fact that McKenzie went to and from school with a white friend and the friend’s mother. He also used sexually explicit terms in the note. 24, 2018, (the boy) passed a note to McKenzie in which he called her a “bit**” while in the classroom of defendant Mims,” the lawsuit states. “According to information and belief, on Oct. Jones Elementary for the 2018-2019 school year, was “targeted and taunted” by a white 9-year-old in her class, who called her the N-word and an “ugly a** bit**.” The abuse took place both in the classroom and in the school gym, her family claims. The lawsuit, which seeks compensatory and punitive damages, alleges that McKenzie, who was enrolled at U.S. “While we are not permitted to discuss pending litigation, the Demopolis Board of Education can say that we look forward to defending this case and dispelling the allegations made therein.” ‘Tell it to the wall because I do not want to hear it’ “The Demopolis City Board of Education has only recently learned of a lawsuit filed against them on behalf of McKenzie Adams,” the school system’s attorney, Alex Braswell, said in a statement obtained by WSFA in Montgomery. It was not immediately clear Friday where Stewart is currently employed, but Mims remains listed as a teacher on the U.S. Infinger resigned in April 2019, according to the Demopolis Times.
Jones principal Tori Infinger, then-assistant principal Tracy Stewart and fourth-grade teacher Gloria Mims. Named in the lawsuit are the school, the Demopolis school system, Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff, then-U.S. McKenzie’s mother and grandmother, Janice Adams, filed Thursday’s lawsuit on behalf of the girl, whose death made national headlines. McKenzie, who family members said hoped to be a scientist when she grew up, wore a silver tiara as she was laid to rest. According to the News, a wreath of flowers spelling out “You are loved, little one” stood near her white casket. Hundreds of mourners attended the girl’s funeral, which was held in the gymnasium of her school.
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