As an elective. Writing in cursive is about as useful as learning the Morse Code.
My dad had very good cursive writing; Mine is an amalgamation of cursive and print that no one can read.
I had to modify that somewhat on Parris Island in 1989, because the armoror didn't like my signature. Luckily, my Senior Drill Instructor made him like it.
Such nonsense. Why do you think cursive was invented? People who use cursive can write more than 50 times faster than writing in block letters. The speed of cursive also more closely matches the speed of thought. You can also write continuously for longer periods of time. It is hard to imagine anyone being functional in business without the skill of cursive handwriting.
Do you sign your name on documents with an X?
If you ever wrote a check, did you just use block letters?
Cursive writing and signatures eliminates most forgeries.