While I am not going to condone the mocking of students, I think it is completely ridiculous that a private conversation between two people could be scrutinized if the students being mocked - or any other students, for that matter - were never the recipients of those messages. I would understand it if a student received one of the texts - even accidentally.  I would also be calling for justice if they were overheard saying these things aloud.  But in this case, someone was spying on a private conversation that they had no business looking at or photographing.  How is that any better? It might be mean, but if I want to refer to someone as fat or ugly while speaking with someone else, that should be my right.  If the person I'm referring to isn't present and will probably never hear my remarks, where's the malicious intent?  We talk about disliked celebrities and presidents that way all the time and nobody cares because they can't hear us.  How is this any different?  I'm just saying...