Michigan school district to shed name of former governor, slaveholder Updated Dec 20, 2020; Posted Dec 20, 2020 The Cass County Courthouse in Cassopolis, Michigan, photographed Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (Kendall Warner | Mlive.com) Kendall Warner | MLive.comKendall Warner | MLive.com Facebook Share CASS COUNTY, MI — A southwest Michigan school district named after a former governor and slaveholder is changing its name after a unanimous vote from its Board of Education last week. The Lewis Cass Intermediate School District — which provides special education and career technical education to parts of four counties — will have a new name in January, The Herald-Palladium first reported Sunday, Dec. 20. The district serves Cass County and small parts of Berrien, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties.