You have one half of it, but the converse it true as well.
In today's legal climate if a student brings a bible to class and reads it that student can be removed from class.
It doesn't have to be a bible, it could be a Christian tee shirt or a Christian book cover. Any mention or reference to religion is viewed as a breach of that mythical wall.
That's exactly what is happening in the Maryland school system. Those school administraters know the "mood" of the judiciary in respect to religion.
Now as far as the second part of your post:
A)Does the atheist have a lawsuit because he was exposed to a bible on school property?
Yes, he does because anyone can bring a lawsuuit at any time if he feels that he was in some way injured.
But (and this is a big BUT), the freedoms that we enjoy in the First Amendment supercede any litigation that would hamper those freedoms.
This is exactly the problem. The climate is exactly the opposite of what common sense says it should be.
Now as far as the second part of your post: A)Does the atheist have a lawsuit because he was exposed to a bible on school property? Yes, he does because anyone can bring a lawsuuit at any time if he feels that he was in some way injured.
We know this. Thats not the gist of the post and I am confident you know that :)
But (and this is a big BUT), the freedoms that we enjoy in the First Amendment supercede any litigation that would hamper those freedoms.
And yet I can see a time where that is no longer the case. A time not so far from now.