SEATTLE, Wash. -- Several hundred protesters marched through Seattle streets Friday to protest the war in Iraq.

The march was peaceful and there were no arrests.

The marchers, mostly high school and college students, went from Seattle Central Community College on Capitol Hill to Westlake Park in downtown Seattle and then on to Judkins Park near the International District.

Police officers on bicycles escorted the marchers.

The protesters carried signs and chanted slogans such as "This is what democracy looks like!"

One sign read, "Money for education and jobs, not war."

In Seattle's Central District, the demonstrators staged a brief sit-in in front of a military recruiting office, which was closed.

The march was organized by local members of Youth Against War and Racism, a student-led group.

A Seattle Public Schools spokesman said the district did not condone students walking out of class to attend the march. Each school would determine whether students would suffer consequences.

In August, the Seattle School Board approved new restrictions on recruiting on campuses. Recruiters, both military and non-military, are allowed two visits per school, per year, among other provisions.