Hi there flitelevel350,
It sounds like you have a recurring issue with your Notification Center not coming all the way down, and you need to restart the phone to fix it temporarily. I would next quit the Settings app on the phone:
Force an app to close in iOS
1. Press the Home button two times quickly. You'll see small previews of your recently used apps.
2. Swipe left to find the app you want to close.
3. Swipe up on the app's preview to close it.
When you have done that restart the device and test the issue again:
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
If the issue persists that tells me there is a larger issue with either the iOS installation or the backed up data, so backup your device to iTunes, then restore it as new and verify that it works.
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If it does, then restore your backup to either verify it still works and the software just needed reinstalled, or isolate the issue to the backup file itself.
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All the very best,
Sterling