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Hoo boy!
It sounds horrible and confusing. How many kids are somewhat high functioning?
At least you have some involved parents, which is good.
I know it can get frustrating dealing with the noninvolved and the poor parents.
What state are you in? Are you in touch with the school for the Deaf? They may be able to help you with resources etc. You might even suggest residental placement for some of the kids whose parents are not exactly involved. (and I really think that residental placement can be really good for many kids like that)
You might want to see if there are any Dhh bilingal transistion classes available for your Hispanic kids. I know off the top of my head that Lexington in NYC offers bilingal transistion classes. They may be able to help you with some resources/advice etc. Dhh kids whose parents don't speak English as a first language or who are immigrants (except of course from English speaking countries) shouldn't even be in a regular dhh class.
That might be able to help ease your workload a bit.
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