It took research, photo shoots, a series of newspaper articles and radio interviews, schedule juggling, and literally hundreds of phone calls and emails for her mum and school principal, but a little girl who had missed nearly a year's worth of school is finally back in her classroom. "We were up at 6.30am today getting her ready and it was just great to see her getting onto the bus and getting off at the school," said Michelle, Leah Forde's mum.