nightfly parent
PSU (Oregon) uses C++ as just "c with classes" and ignores the rest of C++ for intro to programming courses. It frustrates people who already use C++ but otherwise works pretty well.
We should distinguish "First language" classes (for Computer Scientists who will likely learn many other languages and are expected to graduate knowing enough to just pick up another language with self study in reasonable time) from "Only language" classes for subjects where you might find it useful to write some software. These have different goals, it wouldn't make sense to teach say, OCaml as the only language but it's entirely reasonable as a first language.
This was how we learned it in an intro class in highschool ages ago, worked pretty well there too.
C++, The Good Parts