2nd Graders Learning Cursive?!

So, I was going through some papers that one of my boys brought home the last day of school, and one was writing some cursive. I asked him if they were teaching cursive already & he stated they were introducing it right before school ended for the summer. Teaching cursive in 2nd grade!? They can barely write normal! Ha. I may be wrong, but I do not remember learning cursive till at least 4th grade when I was in school. I know times are changing, but it sure seems like the kids these days are learning 2 years ahead of what we were being taught. Wow! What grade are your children learning cursive? And do you remember what grade you were writing cursive? I am curious to hear.