USUS NewsDialing in on Cell Phone Bans in High SchoolCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveBy Jeremy Sandberg11/8/2018Updated: 11/15/2018PrintLike it or not teenagers are carrying cell phones. They are on their phone at the mall, on the bus, and in many cases, at school. According to 2015 numbers from Pew Research, 73 percent of teens have access to a smartphone.