My interpretation of the 1st Amendment is that Congress will not elevate a single religion above any other.
For a school that receives money from Congress, to pass out Bibles but no other religious text, then that may be a violation of the 1st amendment.
It is still nothing I would get my panties in a wad over. If they where to begin using the bibles in their everyday teachings, I'd bring the hammer down, but there is nothing inherently wrong with this.
I must ask though. What would you guys say if the school was handing the Quran out?
I've already answered your question. Now I have a question or two.
How can congress interfere without prohibiting the free exercise thereof? That's in the first amendment too.
Should this not be a local issue? Constitutionally, our schools are none of congress' business.
Aha!, but you say, the schools accept federal money. That causes me to have another couple of questions.
Why do free and independent people send their money to Washington thereby enabling Washington to give back or withhold tax money as it sees fit? That is like giving your paycheck to your mother-in-law and having her dole back to you what she thinks you need and deciding why you need it.
Shouldn't the states be sending Washington what the states think Washington needs?