A former student at the University of Maryland, College Park has filed a suit against the university, alleging the school repeatedly serving her foods with gluten despite knowing she had been diagnosed with celiac disease.

Hannah Smith described becoming so severely ill at one point that she was taken to the hospital, and the suit alleges that her education was hampered by the effects of being served food containing gluten on multiple occasions. The lawsuit, which was first to reported by the Baltimore Sun, argues that UMD discriminated against Smith by failing to make reasonable modifications that would allow her to have the same educational experience as students without a disability.

Smith transferred to UMD after earning an associate’s degree from a community college in 2017, according to a lawsuit filed in Maryland District Court. It recounts how Smith was diagnosed with celiac disease—an autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system attacks the intestinal tract when the sufferer consumes gluten—after becoming suddenly ill in her teens.

Before she moved to campus housing, Smith and her parents held a meeting with staff at UMD Dining Services to explain Smith’s condition and inquire about whether the dining hall food would be safe to eat, the lawsuit says. Staff members told the family that its staff was trained in gluten-free food preparation, including the risk of cross contamination, and informed them that Smith could identify safe foods in the dining hall by looking at symbols posted above available foods, per the suit.

After the meeting, Smith and her family decided to move her into a dorm and enter into a dining services contract with UMD.

Over the next several months, Smith and her family allege that the dining hall repeatedly fed Smith gluten-containing food items, causing her grave illness. The first incident occurred in October 2017, when staff allegedly assured Smith that the Frosted Flakes cereal available in the dining hall was gluten free, and that they often recommended it to other students with celiac disease. Smith ate the cereal and, later that day, became extremely sick, vomiting until blood vessels in her face had popped, according to the suit. She also experienced brain fog, rib pain, and difficulty walking, per the suit.

Later the same day, Smith ordered soup from the dining hall, after inquiring to ensure that it was gluten free, per the suit. According to the lawsuit, Smith became even more ill after eating some of the soup, which allegedly contained barley, vomiting so intensely that she became incapacitated trying to walk back to her dorm room.

After this incident, the suit alleges that a staff member at the dining hall served Smith burnt gluten-free toast and told her “You know, I got called on the carpet because nobody told me that malt had gluten in it. Here’s your breakfast. I hope you enjoy your ‘gluten free’ toast.” She reported being afraid to eat the toast.

Two more incidents occurred in February and April of 2018, when Smith was allegedly served hash browns containing gluten. After the February incident, Smith had to be rushed to the hospital, according to the suit. After the April incident, a staff member reportedly pulled Smith aside to tell her that the university did not take food allergies seriously, and showed her packaging which clearly stated that the hash browns she had been served contained gluten, the suit says.

Smith alleges that she earned lower grades than normal as a result of being constantly ill during the school year, requiring her to take a summer class. She also developed a rash all over her face due to the gluten exposure.

The University of Maryland declined to comment on the suit and referred DCist to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. The OAG said it has not been served with the suit and that it does not comment on pending or ongoing litigation.