I think many of you are misinterpreting the laws. My father is an atorney and the state in which we live a contract is a contract. If you sign one it holds up. They may throw out the amount or miles in the non-compete but big businesses do it all the time. So just because someone told you that they don't hold up it is not true what so ever. There are circumstances that can make them work.

I however, do not require one. Just a non-solicitation. i have a teacher who teaches for me and someone down the street and I have no issue with it. Non-solicitation means she/he can not contact my students directly by mail or phone by obtaining thier numbers, addresses, email addresses etc. Should they seek her out there is really nothing I can do. However, the new owner can do the right thing and turn them away. That is what I would do . I would never take a student from another teacher who I had taught for. It is wrong, and unethical.