NEW : This was actually a second autopsy on the three-sport athlete after he was found dead January 11 , 2013 , in a rolled-up gym mat inside Lowndes County High School in Valdosta , Georgia . The school board says that ` ` may wish to consult '' a lawyer or court . Emergency room with newspaper not ` ` best practice , '' but not a court , agency says . Kendrick Johnson was found in a rolled - up gym mat at school last year . Family filed suit after second autopsy revealed son 's body had no heartbeat .
NEW : The school board says that ` ` may wish to consult '' a lawyer or court . Emergency room with newspaper not ` ` best practice , '' but not a court , agency says . Kendrick Johnson was found in a rolled - up gym mat at school last year . Family filed suit after second autopsy revealed son 's body had no heartbeat .