It's a heated debate in one local community and across the nation. Are weapons allowed in our schools? That's the question at Turkeyfoot Valley after the district said someone walked into the school on Friday with a gun and a carrying permit.

6 News found out Wednesday there is a law but it's fairly vague and it appears to be up to interpretation. The school district said it was told a person with a permit is allowed to carry a gun on school property, but the Somerset County district attorney said Wednesday she does not agree.

School official told 6 News it happened on Friday afternoon, the same day of the tragedy in Sandy Hook, Conn. When a guardian came to pick up the student, the person brought a concealed gun and a permit, allegedly attempting to prove a point.

The person's name has not been released and has not been arrested, even though a sign on the front of the building clearly states "weapons prohibited."

"We do not permit our students to have weapons and we do not permit our adults to have weapons," said Turkeyfoot Valley Superintendent Darlene Pritt. "Just because someone has a permit to carry a concealed weapon does not make them a person, in our mind, of law enforcement."

Somerset state police would not comment on their ongoing investigation but they did comment on the Pennsylvania Crimes Code regarding weapons on school property.

"A person commits a misdemeanor of the first degree if they possess those weapons in the buildings or on the grounds of any elementary or secondary school, the crimes code section just spells that right out," said Cpl. William Link.

But the statue continues to read, "it shall be a defense that the weapon is possessed and used in conjunction with a lawful supervised school activity or course or is possessed for other lawful purpose."

And that's where the question comes -- does having a gun permit, the right to carry and protect yourself, constitute as lawful purpose on school property? Somerset County District Attorney Lisa Lazzari-Strasiser said no.

"The District Attorney's Office of Somerset County is taking the position, and it's my opinion, that you do not," Lazzari-Strasier said Wednesday. "You do not, unless you are law enforcement, have a right to go on school property with a weapon."