FACT CHECK Was a Kansas schoolgirl named Alyssa sharply reprimanded by a teacher for writing her name in cursive? Claim: A Kansas schoolgirl named Alyssa was sharply reprimanded by a teacher for ...

I eventually learned to write cursive with a straight left hand, not the curved cramped claw that some lefties develop. Based on my ability to write in cursive, I may be older than some of you.

Turns out, Alyssa's mom — based in Kansas — had taken the time to teach her daughter to write in cursive and likely never imagined she'd get in trouble for it.