dear Sea tree, oh, sooooo sorry you have this mess to deal with regarding your children. How horrible. I do not understand the system's priorities at all, The safety of the kids comes first with me, always.

Could you maybe push for a "trial period" where he has to prove the anger management classes actually worked, (and to reintroduce him to the kids) more than on paper? Short and supervised. At least give you more time to figure something else out?????

Can you talk to the kids about everything?
Good luck.