No reports of bullying at school were found in connection with a 9-year-old girl who committed suicide Dec. 3, according to Demopolis City Schools.

The family of McKenzie Adams, a student at U.S. Jones Elementary School since 2015, has said that bullying led her to commit suicide.

In an emailed statement sent Tuesday by Alex Braswell, attorney for the Demopolis City Board of Education, the school system conducted an internal investigation into the family's claims.

"We have concluded our internal investigation to the allegations of bullying which led to this senseless death. There have been no findings of any reports of bullying by either the student or family. The findings of this internal investigation are consistent with the results of the investigation of the Linden (Alabama) Police Department at this point in time," according to the statement.

Before the statement was issued, The Tuscaloosa News sent a public information request to Demopolis City Schools to verify any complaints McKenzie or her family may have made to the school system regarding the allegations of bullying.

McKenzie's aunt, Eddwina Harris, told The Tuscaloosa News this past weekend that McKenzie had been bullied at U.S. Jones the entire school year, especially because of her friendship with a boy.

"She was being bullied the entire school year, with words such as ‘kill yourself,’ ‘you think you’re white because you ride with that white boy,’ ‘you ugly,’ ‘black b-tch,’ ‘just die’," Harris said.

Harris claimed that Adams had transferred to U.S. Jones after both her mother and grandmother complained to the Alabama State Board of Education that she was being bullied at her elementary school in Linden.

Tim Thurman, superintendent of Linden City Schools, told The Tuscaloosa News on Tuesday that McKenzie attended Linden Elementary School in kindergarten from Nov. 12, 2014, to Feb. 9, 2015, when she transferred to U.S. Jones. Thurman said he could not verify any evidence of McKenzie being bullied in Linden, adding that all the administrators and teachers from that time are now gone.

Attempts to reach Harris regarding the school system's report were not successful Tuesday afternoon.

Braswell said there is a pending investigation with the Demopolis and Linden police and that further results would be released as they become available.

"The Demopolis City School System will continue to have grief counselors, crisis counselors and mental health professionals available to all of our students and teachers," the release stated.

McKenzie's funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the gym at U.S. Jones Elementary.

Reach Drew Taylor at drew.taylor@tuscaloosanews.com or 205-722-0204.