A viral trend of stealing zipper cords off Nike backpacks reaches Canada, according to students at Toronto, Ontario, schools.

Teens on a stealing spree are nabbing the zippers off of Nike Elite backpacks ... not going to be able to bring that backpack to school anymore sadly.” ...

Back-to-school Gen Alpha is already having to watch its back from hallway menaces—literally. Teenagers are unlooping the zipper pulls on peers’ Nike Elite backpacks, which retail for $87 ...

With no Nike Elite backpack owner safe ... However, for some, the advice came too late. “Someone at my school took 2 of my water bottles and will only give them back if I give him 15 zippers ...

This summer, though, I saw the possibilities when I landed an internship with Nike. Out of more than 70,800 ... Day One felt like the first day of school. I had every anxious thought imaginable.

Rutgers basketball stars Ace Bailey and Dylan Harper have been wearing Nike sneakers all fall. Will the rest of the athletic department follow suit?

He also opted to sign with New Balance despite going to a Nike school in Duke, which provides a much clearer pathway to a signature shoe as he won’t be stuck behind a long list of other stars.

Teens on a stealing spree are nabbing the zippers off of Nike Elite backpacks, accumulating dozens ... how many they can score in a single day at school — and how much they go for on the resale ...