One of the scheduled presenters, New Jersey Coalition for Abstinence Education Director Bernadette Vissani, charged the union with censorship, stating: "We are considered experts in the field of abstinence education, and I think we have something to say." She explained that, while she and the other presenters personally favor abstinence-only sex education for students, they were planning to discuss the dangers of sexually transmitted diseases and present tips for remaining abstinent.

Scheduled to speak along with Vissani were Joanna Mohn, an internist and member of the New Jersey Physicians Resource Council, and retired physician James Thompson, a member of the New Jersey Advisory Council on Adolescent Pregnancy.