SCHOOL THREATS OF VIOLENCE ARE ESCALATING, WHY?

As most know, there are almost daily threats to schools these days by students threatening mass violence.  Most are not valid, but some are.  The question remains: Why?  Why are more and more students making these threats?  Some experts call these threats as ‘copycat’, meaning the students are trying to copy actual threatening messages that end up as violence.  However, we were wondering why the students feel the need to make threats in the first place.  Notwithstanding experts opinions, we would like your opinion on what is happening with the youth of today.