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Board debates bringing cursive back to elementary classrooms; committee review planned
Bermudian Springs School Board · December 4, 2024
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Summary
Trustees discussed reintroducing cursive instruction beyond the current second-grade introduction. Supporters urged districtwide implementation and quick action; others said reintroduction requires trade-offs in ELA instructional time and recommended committee review before a decision.
Several trustees urged the district to reintroduce cursive instruction beyond the current second-grade introduction and to embed practice in later grades so students can write signatures and other handwriting tasks. One trustee said, "We need cursive back into the school," arguing that students…
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