I attended both presentations as both a concerned parent (the only one) and as a journalist. Afterwards, I interviewed each of the students.
One was the son of the Imam of Paterson. Another said she has attended every anti-war protest, and plans to work of "human rights" in the Middle East, after she told me that C.A.I.R. was a professional "human rights advocacy" group.
The Americans were restrained from arguing with their "guests," but one good question got through. When asked about suicide bombing, one Muslim young man replied, "Suicide bombing? What can you say? Well, suicide bombing!" (What the hell does that mean?)
He then went on to explain the suicide bombing "is very controversial in Islam." After all, he related, suicide is not permitted.
He added a story about the importance in Islam of the judge in a crime having to be from the geographic area of the dispute so the judge can "understand the circumstances." I'm not sure if all the students understood that he was saying you Americans can't judge the acts of Muslims from other areas because, essentially, you haven't walked in their moccasins.
Another girl stated that while you shouldn't attack innocent people, suicide bombing is justifiable if your home is being attacked or "to protect your life as a people." That is a loophole big enough to drive a camel through.
All in all, it was an extremely enlightening experience.
Now that your daughter's school has broken the great divide of church - state by inviting a religious presentation by the son of the iman, when are the presentations by the high school children of the local Christian & Jewish leaders scheduled?