**3. Literature review: policy landscape for managing COVID-19 in schools**

We reviewed the literature on the international trends of social distancing in education and the South African policy development landscape pertaining to the school context. Our review is organised into four broad themes. The first part portrays the relationship between social distancing and the risk-adjusted approach for the reopening of schools. The second part reviews the COVID-19 policy landscape as it applies to the complex and unstable school situation. The third focuses on the duties of COVID-19 Committees in schools, and the fourth highlights measures that are taken to prevent the spread of the pandemic within schools.
