No one wants to TEACH PIDGIN in school! The article and its headline have mucked up what the question is. No one at the Summit was suggesting that Pidgin be used as a language of instruction in schools.  But children do come to school with Pidgin as one of their first languages, and it only makes sense to treat it as its own language, not as if it is 'bad English,' and give it, and the children, the respect they deserve.  Kids are smart--they can learn to speak more than one language.  It's not like you have to stomp Pidgin out of them if they are going to learn English.  It's harmful to constantly tell children that the language close to their heart is 'bad' and 'wrong' and they should never talk that way.