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
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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.