A spokeswoman for the Salt Lake City School District on Tuesday confirmed Bennett’s death. A fuller statement will be released later Tuesday.
Bennett represented Precinct 5 in the Salt Lake City School District — an area that extended from the Jordan River to 1300 East, between 900 South and 2100 South, and includes East High School, Horizonte Instruction and Training Center, Innovations Early College High School and five elementary schools. She had recently served as the board’s president.
Bennett became a school activist as a parent of students of Lowell Elementary School in the Avenues, which the district closed in 2001 after contentious debate.