Concerns over students not knowing how to form signatures has prompted one local group to question whether the state’s cursive requirement is worth the paper it’s written on.

Julie Anderson, chairwoman of the local chapter of Moms for Liberty, told the board during the May 5 public comment period that students would benefit from more emphasis on cursive writing, which is required to be taught to North Carolina elementary students.

“Maybe we’re putting too much emphasis on technology,” Anderson said in an interview. “We need to get back to basics.”

A growing number of states seem to share that sentiment. Over a little less than a decade, the number of states requiring cursive to be part of the curriculum has grown from 14 to 25.