ASHA Shares Tips for How Teachers and Students Can Avoid Voice Problems Caused by Overuse ROCKVILLE, Md., Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As staff and students begin their return to classrooms, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) is urging the entire school community to take care of one of their most important tools: their voices. Teachers, principals, paraeducators, and coaches are among the school staff who are professional voice users. “Teachers, principals, speech-language pathologists, paraeducators, and coaches are among the school staff who are professional voice users,” explains ASHA 2025 President Bernadette Mayfield-Clarke, PhD, CCC-SLP. “They often push their voices beyond healthy limits, particularly early in the school year when they are working extra hard to…