My homeschool kids are certainly learning how to write cursive. It never occurred to me that public school kids didn’t know how.
My 4th and 5th graders constantly complained when I wrote in cursive on the board because they couldn’t read it. Cursive is supposed to be taught in 3rd grade! Consequently, I spent a lot of time teaching cursive and they always ended up loving it. It gave them a sense of accomplishment and they were also very proud of themselves when they could write in cursive.