TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A new Florida bill would require some elementary school students to learn cursive writing.
The bill, HB 921 , would require all public schools to provide cursive writing instruction to students in grades 2 through 5. By the end of fifth grade, every student must “demonstrate proficiency in reading and writing cursive through an evaluation of written work,” the bill states.
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Students would have to write upper and lowercase letters in cursive, write words and sentences legibly with proper spacing and alignment and be able to read cursive writing.
If passed, the bill would go into effect on July 1…