Protestant residents of the Glenbryn estate have indicated their protest will continue today ahead of a meeting with the Northern Secretary, Dr John Reid, tomorrow. The meeting, due to take place today, was put back at the request of residents, according to an Northern Ireland Office spokesman.
Their spokesman, Mr Jim Potts, welcomed Friday's decision by Holy Cross pupils and parents to remain silent while walking to the school as a mark of respect for a Protestant youth, Thomas McDonald, who died after being struck by a car. However, Protestants still had a number of grievances, he pointed out.
"Nothing has been resolved. There are a lot of issues that need to be dealt with. Until all those things are sorted out we are not going to get anywhere," he said.
The CRUA was due to hold a strategy meeting last night to discuss the protest, Mr Potts said.
The UDA has said that it will organise protests at the homes of RUC officers policing the Ardoyne dispute if they continue to escort children to Holy Cross school, an article in yesterday's Observer said.
Responding to the threat, an RUC spokesman said: "The duty of the police is to uphold the law, protect life and property, preserve the peace in an impartial manner, and we will continue to do so,"
The President, Mrs McAleese, has said she hopes the dispute over the route taken by the schoolchildren can be resolved soon. Father Aidan Troy told the congregation at Sunday Mass in Holy Cross Church, Ardoyne, that he had received a letter regarding the dispute from the President.
Father Troy read out part of the letter from Mrs McAleese, a former Holy Cross parishioner. She wrote of her sadness at seeing children "running the gauntlet of hatred".
"Please be assured of my prayers and good wishes as the Catholic and Protestant people of Ardoyne, who hold a special place in my heart, deal with history's awful legacy and face the charge of creating a happier future," she wrote.
Father Troy said he had received thousands of messages of support from across the world.
Meanwhile, Catholic and Protestant church leaders in the North have expressed dismay at events in Ardoyne. The Bishop of Down and Connor, Dr Patrick Walsh, said he hoped the protest had already finished.
"I would hope and pray that on Monday morning the parents and children - there is no need for any supporters - will be free to walk to their school."
The Church of Ireland Primate, Archbishop Robin Eames, said he also hoped dialogue could resolve the issue.
The Methodist president, the Rev Harold Good, urged Glenbryn residents to embrace dialogue.
Meanwhile, the DUP MP for North Belfast, Mr Nigel Dodds, has called on the protesters in Ardoyne to act in a peaceful manner.